Open AccessInsulin resistance and steatosis in HBV-HCV co-infected patients: Role of PNPLA3 polymorphisms and impact on liver fibrosis progression
Author(s) -
Rosa Zampino
Publication year - 2014
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.v6.i9.677
Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , gastroenterology , fibrosis , liver biopsy , hepatitis c , insulin resistance , hepatitis c virus , hepatology , hepatitis b , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , fatty liver , immunology , biopsy , insulin , virus , disease
To evaluate steatosis, insulin resistance (IR) and patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) and their relation to disease progression in hepatitis B and C viruses (HCV-HBV) co-infected patients.
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