Prevalence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by transient elastography: Genetic and metabolic risk factors in a general population.

Salvatore Petta Vito Di MarcoRosaria Maria PipitoneStefania GrimaudoCarola BuscemiAntonio CraxìSilvio Buscemi

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

In a cohort of a general population, the prevalence of NAFLD was very high, and among NAFLD patients a significant proportion had advanced fibrosis (high LSM values). Apart from traditional risk factors, genetic factors may have a significant role that needs to be further investigated.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
genome wide
liver fibrosis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
gene expression
patient reported outcomes
cerebral ischemia
brain injury