Open AccessHistologic Findings of Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Who Have Normal Aminotransferase Levels
Author(s) -
Samer Gawrieh,
Laura Wilson,
Oscar W. Cummings,
Jeanne M. Clark,
Rohit Loomba,
Bilal Hameed,
Manal F. Abdelmalek,
Srinivasan Dasarathy,
Brent A. NeuschwanderTetri,
Kris V. Kowdley,
David E. Kleiner,
Edward Doo,
James Tonascia,
Arun J. Sanyal,
Naga Chalasani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000388
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , confidence interval , fibrosis , body mass index , fatty liver , steatohepatitis , biopsy , disease
Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and normal aminotransferase levels may have advanced liver histology. We conducted a study to characterize the prevalence of and factors associated with advanced liver histology in patients with histologically characterized NAFLD and normal aminotransferase levels.