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PubMed ID:
21126792
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. claudiazein@yahoo.com
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.040
Authors:
Colvin R,
Unalp A,
Zein CO,
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network,
McCullough AJ,
Liu YC
Studies:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network
Although many predictors of disease severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been proposed, studies of the potential effects of specific environmental exposures on human NAFLD are lacking. Smoking increases insulin resistance. Given the pathophysiological role of insulin resistance in NAFLD, characterization of the influence of smoking in NAFLD is warranted. The aim of this paper was to study the potential association between cigarette smoking and advanced fibrosis in NAFLD.
