Serum uric acid and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obesity Chinese adults

Abstract Background Previous studies found elevated serum uric acid (SUA) was associated with the development or progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in general population; in this study we aim to investigate the association of SUA and the severity of NAFLD based on grade of fatt...

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Main Authors: Xiaoya Zheng, Lilin Gong, Rong Luo, Hua Chen, Bin Peng, Wei Ren, Yonghong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-017-0531-5