Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	8889
Country	United States

Received	2014-01-11 13:11
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	NAFLD prevalence differs among hispanic subgroups: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Michael Wayne Fleischman, Matthew Budoff, Ifran Zeb, Dong Li and Temitope Foster
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health R01 HL071739 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health N01-HC-95159 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health N01-HC-95165 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health N01 HC 95169
Corresponding Author	Temitope Foster, MD, MSCR, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. S.E. Rm 437, Atlanta, GA 30324, United States. tyfoste@emory.edu
Key Words	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Prevalence; Hispanic subpopulations
Core Tip	Hispanics have a significantly higher prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and evidence of more advanced disease when compared to other ethnic groups. As a consequence it has been proposed that clinicians perform biopsies on Hispanics diagnosed with NAFLD given the increased of fibrosis development. Most of the studies examining Hispanics with NAFLD evaluated those of Mexican descent. It is unknown if this increased propensity to develop NAFLD is uniform among all people classified as Hispanics or if certain subpopulations are at higher risk. This study aims to compare the prevalence rates of NAFLD between US Hispanic subgroups.
Publish Date	2014-05-07 10:10
Citation	Fleischman MW, Budoff M, Zeb I, Li D, Foster T. NAFLD prevalence differs among hispanic subgroups: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(17): 4987-4993
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i17/4987.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4987

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