Open AccessFirst-Degree Relatives of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Atoosa Adibi,
Mohsen Janghorbani,
Sanaz Shayganfar,
Masoud Amini
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2007.4.236
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , family history , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , epidemiology , triglyceride , disease , gastroenterology , cholesterol , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to determine whether first-degree relatives (FDR) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than healthy controls.
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