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Pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

by J. K. Dowman, J.W. Tomlinson, and P.N. Newsome

QJMVolume ():hcp158

November 13, 2009

© 2009 The Author(s)

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Mechanisms of hepatic fat accumulation.

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Proposed pathogenesis of NASH. The likelihood of progression to advanced NASH/cirrhosis results from a complex interplay between genetic predisposition and the mechanisms described

earlier.

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