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SUBMITTER: Maurice J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334080 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical medicine (London, England) 20180601 3
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a global prevalence of about 25%. Incidence is increasing with rising levels of obesity, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, and NAFLD is predicted to become the leading cause of cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation in the next decade. However, the cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death and only a minority will develop fibrosis and liver-related complications. Therefore, it is imperative to identify patients with advanc ...[more]