Systematic review with meta‐analysis: non‐invasive assessment of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease–the role of transient elastography and plasma cytokeratin‐18 …

R Kwok, YK Tse, GLH Wong, Y Ha… - Alimentary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 15–40% of the general
population. Some patients have non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and progressive …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A critical appraisal

MV Machado, H Cortez-Pinto - Journal of hepatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects one in every three subjects in the
occidental world. The vast majority will not progress, but a relevant minority will develop liver …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

BW Smith, LA Adams - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to the accumulation of hepatic steatosis not
due to excess alcohol consumption. The prevalence of NAFLD is up to 30% in developed …

Systematic review: the diagnosis and staging of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis

JK Dowman, JW Tomlinson… - Alimentary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 33: 525–540 Summary Background Non‐alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent cause of liver disease in Western …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a comprehensive review of a growing epidemic

K Hassan, V Bhalla, ME El Regal… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is quickly becoming one of the most prominent
causes of liver disease worldwide. The increasing incidence of NAFLD is tied to the obesity …

Diagnosis and evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

M Obika, H Noguchi - Journal of Diabetes Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of elevated liver
function tests results, after the commonly investigated causes have been excluded, and …

PROLIDASE: A Review from Discovery to its Role in Health and Disease

I Eni-Aganga, ZM Lanaghan… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Prolidase (peptidase D), encoded by the PEPD gene, is a ubiquitously expressed cytosolic
metalloproteinase, the only enzyme capable of cleaving imidodipeptides containing C …

Cost-effectiveness of non-invasive methods for assessment and monitoring of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease: systematic review and …

C Crossan, EA Tsochatzis, L Longworth, K Gurusamy… - 2015 - bura.brunel.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: Liver biopsy is the reference standard for diagnosing the extent of fibrosis
in chronic liver disease; however, it is invasive, with the potential for serious complications …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Diagnostic biomarkers

F Hadizadeh, E Faghihimani, P Adibi - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common medical condition worldwide and its
prevalence has increased notably in the past few years due to the increases in prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases: update on the challenge of diagnosis and treatment

H Oh, DW Jun, WK Saeed… - Clinical and molecular …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to be 25-30% of the
population, and is the most common cause of elevated liver enzymes in Korea. NAFLD is a …