Familial clustering of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in first-degree relatives of adults with lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Sorachat NiltwatChanin LimwongseNatthinee CharatcharoenwitthayaDuangkamon BunditvorapoomWimolrak BandidniyamanonPhunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)

Our well-phenotype cohorts revealed familial clustering of NAFLD and higher risks of NAFLD in first-degree relatives of probands with lean or obese NAFLD. The findings encourage clinicians caring for NAFLD patients to be more vigilant for NAFLD in their family members.

Keyphrases

single cell
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
prognostic factors
bone mineral density
palliative care
weight loss
risk assessment
patient reported outcomes
liver fibrosis
postmenopausal women