Clinical spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Conclusion Patients with DM have more severe NAFLD based on histology. However, NASH and advanced fibrosis also occur in a considerable proportion of NAFLD patients without DM. The lower utility of the NFS in NAFLD patients without DM emphasises the heterogeneous nature of the NAFLD phenotype.
Source: BBA Clinical - Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research