Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is In The Family

Family members of children diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) should be considered at high risk for the disease and tested for it as part of a routine medical examination, even if they don’t show symptoms, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The results will be published in the May edition of the journal Gastroenterology.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on May 3rd, 2009