Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients Are ‘Spared’ from the Metabolic Syndrome but Not from Insulin Resistance. A Comparative Study of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hepatitis C Virus-Related Steatosis
oleh: Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri, Luigi E Adinolfi, Enrico Violi, Lucia Carulli, Silvia Lombardini, Federica Scaglioni, Matteo Ricchi, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Paola Loria
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| Diterbitkan: | Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic hepatitis C feature steatosis and insulin resistance (IR), conditions associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS).