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Assessing strategies to target screening for advanced liver fibrosis among overweight and obese patients.

Fernando BrilEddison Godinez LeivaRomina LomonacoSulav ShresthaSrilaxmi KalavalapalliMeagan GrayKenneth Cusi
Published in: Metabolism and target organ damage (2022)
Universal screening of overweight/obese patients for advanced fibrosis with non-invasive tools is unwarranted, as selection strategies based on elevated ALT levels lead to the same sensitivity with a lower false positive rate (i.e., fewer patients that would require a liver biopsy or referral to hepatology).
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