Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: mechanisms and implications

Gut. 2010 Oct;59(10):1303-7. doi: 10.1136/gut.2009.199661. Epub 2010 Jul 21.

Authors

Felix Stickel¹, Claus Hellerbrand

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, Regensburg, Germany.

PMID: 20650925
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2009.199661

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Fatty Liver / complications*
Fatty Liver / epidemiology
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / complications*
Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
Risk Factors