Long-term follow-up of patients with NAFLD and elevated liver enzymes.

Ekstedt, Mattias; E Franzén, Lennart; L Mathiesen, Ulrik; Thorelius, Lars; Holmqvist, Marika; Bodemar, Göran; Kechagias, Stergios

doi:10.1002/hep.21327

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Long-term follow-up of patients with NAFLD and elevated liver enzymes.

Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) • Oct 1, 2006

Authors:

Mattias Ekstedt

Lennart E Franzén

Ulrik L Mathiesen

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of elevated liver enzymes in patients of developed countries. We determined the long-term clinical and histological courses of such patients. In a cohort study, 129 consecutively enrolled patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven NAFLD we...

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