Differences among patients with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease having elevated alanine aminotransferase levels at various stages of metabolic syndrome.

Differences among patients with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease having elevated alanine aminotransferase levels at various stages of metabolic syndrome.

<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the non-obese population has increased and NAFLD is not always recognized in individuals with metabolic syndrome (MS). The risk of cirrhosis is higher in patients having NAFLD with elevated alanine aminotran...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Sogabe, Toshiya Okahisa, Takeshi Kurihara, Masanori Takehara, Kaizo Kagemoto, Jun Okazaki, Yoshifumi Kida, Akihiro Hirao, Hironori Tanaka, Tetsu Tomonari, Tatsuya Taniguchi, Koichi Okamoto, Masahiko Nakasono, Tetsuji Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238388

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