Non-alcoholic fatty liver and the gut microbiota

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) is a common, multi-factorial, and poorly understood liver disease whose incidence is globally rising. NAFLD is generally asymptomatic and associated with other manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. Yet, up to 25% of NAFLD patients develop a progressi...

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Main Authors: Stavros Bashiardes, Hagit Shapiro, Shachar Rozin, Oren Shibolet, Eran Elinav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877816300564