Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with HCV genotype 4
- 1 August 2007
- Vol. 56 (8) , 1170-1171
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2007.123331
Abstract
A striking feature of HCV infection is its association with fat accumulation within hepatocytes,2 which is defined by the presence of hepatic steatosis with or without steatohepatitis.3 Hepatic steatosis has been reported in 30–70% of patients with HCV infection, even when the most common causes of steatosis are excluded.4 A causal relationship between infection with HCV genotype 3 and the incidence of hepatic steatosis has been elicited.5Keywords
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