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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2019
Affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.; Data Coordinating Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.; Department of Pathology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.; Data Coordinating Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA.; Digestive Health Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.; Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.; Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.; Data Coordinating Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Authors
Gawrieh Samer, Wilson Laura A., Cummings Oscar W., Clark Jeanne M., Loomba Rohit, Hameed Bilal, Abdelmalek Manal F., Dasarathy Srinivasan, Neuschwander-Tetri Brent A., Kowdley Kris, Kleiner David, Doo Edward, Tonascia James, Sanyal Arun, Chalasani Naga

Abstract

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and normal aminotransferase levels may have advanced liver histology. We conducted a study to characterize the prevalence of and factors associated with advanced liver histology in patients with histologically characterized NAFLD and normal aminotransferase levels.