Nineteen-year prognosis in Japanese patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Lean versus overweight patients

Hirose, Shunji; Matsumoto, Koshi; Tatemichi, Masayuki; Tsuruya, Kota; Anzai, Kazuya; Arase, Yoshitaka; Shiraishi, Koichi; Suzuki, Michiko; Ieda, Satsuki; Kagawa, Tatehiro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241770

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Nineteen-year prognosis in Japanese patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Lean versus overweight patients

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Authors:

Shunji Hirose

Koshi Matsumoto

Masayuki Tatemichi

Abstract

Background Many studies have investigated the prognosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, most studies had a relatively short follow-up. To elucidate the long-term outcome of NAFLD, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD. Methods We re-eval...

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