Risk factors for remaining liver injury in patients with virological elimination of chronic hepatitis C.

CONCLUSIONS: Male sex, advanced liver fibrosis, and obesity are main risk factors for the lack of ALT normalization and/or ALT decline after SVR, indicative of fatty liver disease as a relevant comorbidity in hepatitis C. PMID: 30754058 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30754058?dopt=Abstract

Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - February 1, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mauss S, Buendgens L, Christensen S, Ingiliz P, Berger F, Hüppe D, Simon KG, Lutz T, Schewe K, Boesecke C, Tacke F Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research