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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology2024

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease heterogeneity: Need of subtyping.

Shahid Habib

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Shahid HabibDepartment of Hepatology, Liver Institute PLLC, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States. shabib@liverinstitutepllc.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a widespread global disease with significant health burden. Unhealthy lifestyle, obesity, diabetes mellitus (DM), insulin resistance, and genetics have been implicated in the pathogenesis of MASLD. A significant degree of heterogeneity exists among each of above-mentioned risk factors. Heterogeneity of these risk factors translates into the heterogeneity of MASLD. On the other hand, MASLD can itself lead to insulin resistance and DM. Such heterogeneity makes it difficult to assess the natural course of an individual with MASLD in clinical practice. At present MASLD is considered as one disease despite the variability of etiopathogenic processes, and we lack the consensus definitions of unique subtypes of MASLD. In this review, pathogenic processes of MASLD are discussed and a need of subtyping is recommended.

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DiabetesGeneticsInsulin resistanceMetabolic dysfunctions-associated steatotic liver diseaseVisceral obesity

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PMID38845820
PMCPMC11151879

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