PubMed ID:
21557024
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2012
Affiliation: Centre for Liver Disease, Virginia Mason Medical Centre, Seattle, WA, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-011-9277-8
Authors:
Vuppalanchi R,
Chalasani N,
Cummings OW,
Gould RJ,
Kowdley KV,
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN),
Unalp-Arida A,
Wilson LA
Studies:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network
Some studies have suggested that autoantibodies might define a subcategory and phenotype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) associated with advanced histological features. We evaluated the relationship between the presence of serum autoantibodies and liver histology in a large cohort of well-characterized patients with NAFLD.