Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• Main Authors: Haley Bush (Author), Pegah Golabi (Author), Zobair M. Younossi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: With the increase in the prevalence of obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become among the leading causes of chronic liver disease in the pediatric age group. Once believed to be a "two-hit process", it is now clear that the actual pathophysiology of NAFLD is...