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Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill health with wide-rang...
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Metabolomics and lipidomics in NAFLD: biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic tests
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide and is often associated with aspects of metabolic syndrome. Despite its prevalence and the importance of early diagno...
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Defining comprehensive models of care for NAFLD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the leading cause of chronic liver disease globally. Despite the increased demand placed on health-care systems, little attention has been given to the design a...
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From NASH to HCC: current concepts and future challenges
Caloric excess and sedentary lifestyle have led to a global epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome. The hepatic consequence of metabolic syndrome and obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is e...
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Risk of cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common, progressive liver disease that affects up to one-quarter of the adult population worldwide. The clinical and economic burden of NAFLD is mainly due to live...
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Global burden of NAFLD and NASH: trends, predictions, risk factors and prevention
As a consequence of the pandemic spread of obesity, NAFLD is one of the most important causes of liver disease worldwide in adults and children, although some ...
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PNPLA3 and obesity: a synergistic relationship in NAFLD
NAFLD, the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, is a multifactorial condition — environmental factors influence an inherited genetic risk. Stender et al. now describe the additive effect of obesity a...
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The genetics of NAFLD
NAFLD is a complex disease. Considerable variability exists in the severity and risk of morbidity and mortality among individuals with NAFLD, which could be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Her...
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Progression of NAFLD to diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease or cirrhosis
NAFLD is becoming much more common, and will soon be the major underlying aetiology for liver transplantation. This article discusses the evidence that NAFLD is a multisystem disease and outlines the factors t...
