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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a cause and a consequence of metabolic syndrome.

H. Yki-Järvinen

2014.11.1Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(14)70032-4

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NAFLD might be a more direct predictor of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and hepatocellular carcinoma than metabolic syndrome because it is associated with high liver fat content.

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YKI-JÄRVINEN, H. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a cause and a consequence of metabolic syndrome. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2014, 2 11: 901–10.