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Affiliation
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Authors
Behling CA, Huang TT, Lavine JE, Patton HM, Rosenthal P, Sanyal AJ, Schwimmer JB, Unalp-Arida A, Yates K
Citation
Patton HM, Yates K, Unalp-Arida A, Behling CA, Huang TT, Rosenthal P, Sanyal AJ, Schwimmer JB, Lavine JE. Association between metabolic syndrome and liver histology among children with nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2010 Sep;105(9):2093-102. Epub 2010 Apr 6.Abstract
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is considered the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among adults. Emerging data suggest that MetS may be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children as well. We sought to determine whether MetS or its component features are associated with specific histological features or severity of NAFLD.