Scientists Discover 5 Hidden Forms of a Liver Disease Affecting 30% of Adults
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Scientists Discover 5 Hidden Forms of a Liver Disease Affecting 30% of Adults
A liver disease affecting nearly 30% of adults worldwide may not be one condition at all, with researchers identifying five distinct forms linked to different biological pathways and health risks. Fat can accumulate in the liver for years without causing obvious symptoms, even as damage progresses toward inflammation, scarring, cancer, or irreversible liver failure. The [...]
Fat that builds up in the liver can cause damage for years without being noticed, affecting nearly 30 percent of adults worldwide. But new research is turning that knowledge on its head, as patients with the same diagnosis can actually suffer from five completely different forms of the disease.
Mayo Clinic study of more than 4,600 patients reveals five biologically distinct forms of the disease, with different risks for heart disease, cancer, liver failure and transplantation
A recent study revealed that liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction, which affects about 30% of the world's adult population, is not a unique condition. Researchers from Mayo Clinic and Virginia...
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