Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major disorder in patients with persistent changes in aminotransferase activity who test negative for viral markers and autoantibodies. Although NASH has been correlated with obesity, no study has been carried out exclusively with nondiabetic obes...

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Main Authors: Idilio Zamin, Angelo Alves de Mattos, Cláudio Galeano Zettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/534530
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author Idilio Zamin
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description BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major disorder in patients with persistent changes in aminotransferase activity who test negative for viral markers and autoantibodies. Although NASH has been correlated with obesity, no study has been carried out exclusively with nondiabetic obese patients.
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spelling doaj-art-456742ef308d4d119d06ffcdebcc3d4d2025-02-03T06:08:36ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002002-01-0116530330710.1155/2002/534530Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese PatientsIdilio Zamin0Angelo Alves de Mattos1Cláudio Galeano Zettler2Department of Gastroenterology, Santa Casa University Hospital, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), BrazilDepartment of Gastroenterology, Santa Casa University Hospital, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), BrazilDepartment of Gastroenterology, Santa Casa University Hospital, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), BrazilBACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a major disorder in patients with persistent changes in aminotransferase activity who test negative for viral markers and autoantibodies. Although NASH has been correlated with obesity, no study has been carried out exclusively with nondiabetic obese patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/534530
spellingShingle Idilio Zamin
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
title_full Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
title_fullStr Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
title_full_unstemmed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
title_short Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Nondiabetic Obese Patients
title_sort nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in nondiabetic obese patients
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