Parental non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in offspring.

Michelle T LongEllen B GuraryJoseph M MassaroJiantao MaUdo HoffmannRaymond T ChungEmelia J BenjaminRohit Loomba

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

Individuals with a parental history of HS are at increased risk for HS. Specifically, a parental history of HS may be an important factor among those that are otherwise metabolically healthy.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
high fat diet
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle