PNPLA3 genotype and fibrosis-4 index predict cardiovascular diseases of Japanese patients with histopathologically-confirmed NAFLD

PNPLA3 genotype and fibrosis-4 index predict cardiovascular diseases of Japanese patients with histopathologically-confirmed NAFLD

Abstract Background Reliable noninvasive predictors of the top three causes of death [cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), malignancies, and liver-related events in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)] have not yet been determined. Methods We retrospectively investigated the incidence...

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Main Authors: Norio Akuta, Yusuke Kawamura, Yasuji Arase, Satoshi Saitoh, Shunichiro Fujiyama, Hitomi Sezaki, Tetsuya Hosaka, Masahiro Kobayashi, Mariko Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Fumitaka Suzuki, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Cardiovascular diseases
Malignancies
Liver-related events
FIB-4 index
Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/28b14a49534747ce92df6ef7f9fa3ab2
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