Role of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in hepatocellular carcinoma

Obesity and related disorders are a common cause of morbidity worldwide. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most important hepatic consequence of adipose accumulation. There is strong evidence of obesity-related disorders as risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma and of nonalcoholic fatty li...

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Main Authors: Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Misael Uribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318241