Title
Risk Factors for the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Including Genetics
Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Clin Liver Dis
Abstract
© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is emerging as the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. This trend is, in part, secondary, to the growing incidence of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Other risk factors include age, gender, race/ethnicity, genetic predisposition, and polycystic ovarian disease. With the introduction of genome-wide association studies, genetic mutations contributing to inherited susceptibility to steatosis have been identified, which hold keys to future improvement in diagnosis and management. This article expands on the aforementioned risk factors and summarizes the current available data on genetic and environmental factors associated with this common entity.
Volume Number
22
Issue Number
1
Pages
39 - 57
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Hepatology
Additional Departments
Science Education
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.cld.2017.08.008