High prevalence of undiagnosed liver cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in type 2 diabetic patients

High prevalence of undiagnosed liver cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in type 2 diabetic patients

Background. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at risk for developing end-stage liver disease due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the aggressive form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Data on prevalence of advanced fibrosis among T2DM patients is scarce. Aim. To ev...

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Main Authors: Juan P. Arab, Francisco Barrera, Consuelo Gallego, Juan P. Valderas, Sergio Uribe, Cristian Tejos, Cristóbal Serrano, Álvaro Huete, Jessica Liberona, Pilar Labbé, Teresa Quiroga, Carlos Benítez, Pablo Irarrázaval, Arnoldo Riquelme, Marco Arrese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
NAFLD
NASH
Fibrosis
Diabetes
Insulin resistance
Obesity
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