Smoking & amp; risk of advanced liver fibrosis among patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A systematic review & amp; meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis found that smoking is associated with a significantly higher risk of advanced liver fibrosis among patients with PBC. Further prospective studies are still required to determine whether this association is causal.PMID:35662085 | DOI:10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_639_19

Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research - June 6, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Karn Wijarnpreecha Monia Werlang Panadeekarn Panjawatanan Surakit Pungpapong Frank J Lukens Denise M Harnois Patompong Ungprasert Source Type: research