Obesity-related non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and TGF-β1 serum levels in relation to morbid obesity

Obesity-related non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and TGF-β1 serum levels in relation to morbid obesity

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can vary from mild hepatic inflammation and steatosis to cirrhosis, and is most frequently associated with obesity, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and the female gender. The prevalence of fatty liver and NASH in the general population is 20% and 3%, resp...

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Main Authors: Ricardo N Sepúlveda-Flores, MD, Lucio Vera-Cabrera, MD, Juan P Flores-Gutiérrez, MD, Héctor Maldonado-Garza, MD, Ricardo Salinas-Garza, MD, Pablo Zorrilla-Blanco, MD, Francisco J Bosques-Padilla, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Obesity
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Hepatic fibrosis
Steatosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321908

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