Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a broad spectrum of alterations that go from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2) and obesity are the principle factors associated to NAFLD. A 20-30 % prevalence in general population has been described....

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Main Authors: Verónica Martín-Domínguez, Rosario González-Casas, Jorge Mendoza-Jiménez-Ridruejo, Luisa García-Buey, Ricardo Moreno-Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2013-08-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082013000700006&lng=en&tlng=en