Body Composition and Genetic Lipodystrophy Risk Score Associate With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis

Body Composition and Genetic Lipodystrophy Risk Score Associate With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis

Up to 25% of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are not obese but may have a fat or muscle composition that predisposes them to NAFLD. Our aim was to determine whether body composition parameters associate with NAFLD and to identify genetic contributors to this association. This...

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Main Authors: Vincent L. Chen, Andrew P. Wright, Brian Halligan, Yanhua Chen, Xiaomeng Du, Samuel K. Handelman, Michelle T. Long, Douglas P. Kiel, Elizabeth K. Speliotes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2019-08-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1391

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1391

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