Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3283490 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Most patients with NASH who develop HCC are men; the patients have high rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Male patients appear to develop HCC at a less advanced stage of liver fibrosis than female patients.
Keywords
NAFLDγ-GTPDCPHDLALTHCChigh-density lipoproteinα-fetoproteinγ-glutamyl transpeptidaseASTAspartate aminotransferaseAlanine aminotransferasenonalcoholic steatohepatitisMRIIncidenceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseAFPMagnetic resonance imagingcomputed tomographySexLiver cancerbody mass indexBMIRetrospective StudyNash des-γ-carboxy prothrombinHepatocellular carcinoma
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Authors
Kohichiroh Yasui, Etsuko Hashimoto, Yasuji Komorizono, Kazuhiko Koike, Shigeki Arii, Yasuharu Imai, Toshihide Shima, Yoshihiro Kanbara, Toshiji Saibara, Takahiro Mori, Sumio Kawata, Hirofumi Uto, Shiro Takami, Yoshio Sumida, Toshinari Takamura,