Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the development of nephrolithiasis: A cohort study.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a hepatic manifestation or precursor of metabolic syndrome, may increase nephrolithiasis, a renal manifestation of insulin resistance, but the prospective association between NAFLD and incident nephrolithiasis has not been evaluated. We examined the associa...

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Main Authors: Seolhye Kim, Yoosoo Chang, Eunju Sung, Cheol Hwan Kim, Kyung Eun Yun, Hyun-Suk Jung, Hocheol Shin, Seungho Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5657618?pdf=render