Diabetes is associated with advanced fibrosis and fibrosis progression in non-genotype 3 chronic hepatitis C patients

Diabetes is a risk factor of fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). However, only one longitudinal study exploring whether diabetes is associated with progression from non-cirrhotic liver to cirrhosis in CHC patients has been conducted.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - July 17, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yi-Hao Yen, Fang-Ying Kuo, Kwong-Ming Kee, Kuo-Chin Chang, Ming-Chao Tsai, Tsung-Hui Hu, Sheng-Nan Lu, Jing-Houng Wang, Chao-Hung Hung, Chien-Hung Chen Tags: Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Source Type: research