Liver biopsy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Steatohepatitis represents the sole feature of liver damage.

Recent studies report a prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) of between 70% and 80% in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nevertheless, it is not possible to differentiate between simple steatosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) wit...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Mario Masarone, Valerio Rosato, Andrea Aglitti, Tommaso Bucci, Rosa Caruso, Teresa Salvatore, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Marie Francoise Tripodi, Marcello Persico
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5453539?pdf=render