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Periodontitis is associated with significant hepatic fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a bidirectional association with metabolic syndrome. It affects up to 30% of the general population, 70% of individuals with diabetes and 90% with obesity. The main histological hallmark of progressive NAFLD is fibrosis. There is a b...

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Autores principales: Alazawi, William, Bernabe, Eduardo, Tai, David, Janicki, Tomasz, Kemos, Polychronis, Samsuddin, Salma, Syn, Wing-Kin, Gillam, David, Turner, Wendy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5722374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29220367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185902

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