OSAS-Related Inflammatory Mechanisms of Liver Injury in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• Main Authors: Elena Paschetta (Author), Paola Belci (Author), Anna Alisi (Author), Daniela Liccardo (Author), Renato Cutrera (Author), Giovanni Musso (Author), Valerio Nobili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep disorder, affecting over 4% of the general population, and is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, independent of obesity and traditional risk factors. OSAS has been recently connected to nonalcoholic fatty liver di...