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Authors
Gill Ryan M., Allende Daniela, Belt Patricia H., Behling Cynthia A., Cummings Oscar W., Guy Cynthia D., Carpenter Daniela, Neuschwander-Tetri Brent A., Sanyal Arun J., Tonascia James, Van Natta Mark L., Wilson Laura A., Yamada Goro, Yeh Matthew, Kleiner David E.
Studies
Abstract
The NAFLD activity score was developed to measure histologic changes in NAFLD during therapeutic trials. Hepatocyte ballooning (HB) is the most specific feature in steatohepatitis diagnosis, yet the impact of variations in HB has not been incorporated.