Alcoholic liver disease: A current molecular and clinical perspective

Heavy alcohol use is the cause of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The ALD spectrum ranges from alcoholic steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. In Western countries, approximately 50% of cirrhosis-related deaths are due to alcohol use. While alcoholic cirrhosis is no longer considered...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Ohashi, Michael Pimienta, Ekihiro Seki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Liver Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568418300333