Personalizing care for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients: what are the research priorities?

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease whose prevalence has reached global epidemic proportions, not only in adults but also in children. From a clinical point of view, NAFLD stems a myriad of challenges to physicians, researchers and patients. In this study, we r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sookoian, Silvia Cristina, Pirola, Carlos José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/20550
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/20550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fatty Liver
Personalized Medicine
Risk Prediction
Genetics
Insulin Resistance
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Ast
Cad
Metabolic Syndrome
Nafld
Nash
Pnpla3
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Sumario:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease whose prevalence has reached global epidemic proportions, not only in adults but also in children. From a clinical point of view, NAFLD stems a myriad of challenges to physicians, researchers and patients. In this study, we revise the current knowledge and recent insights on NAFLD pathogenesis and diagnosis in the context of a personalized perspective with special focus on the following issues: noninvasive biomarkers for the evaluation of disease severity and progression, lifestyle-related patients’ recommendations, risk prediction of disease by genetic testing, management of NAFLD-associated comorbidities and patient-oriented therapeutic intervention strategies.