Open AccessRacial disparities in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease clinical trial enrollment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Parita Patel,
Charles Muller,
Sonali Paul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i8.506
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , fatty liver , population , clinical trial , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , meta analysis , disease , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a heterogeneous distribution across racial and ethnic groups, with a disproportionate burden among Hispanics. Although there are currently no approved therapies for treatment of NAFLD, several therapies have been investigated in clinical trials.