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Liver Fat Is Increased in Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Underestimated by Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Compared With Equally Obese Nondiabetic Subjects

DOI

198

Citations

23

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2007

Year

Anna Kotronen, Leena Juurinen, Antti Hakkarainen, Jukka Westerbacka, A. H. Corner, Robert Bergholm, Hannele Yki‐Järvinen
Diabetes Care

Abstract

Type 2 diabetic patients have 80% more liver fat than age-, weight-, and sex-matched nondiabetic subjects. S-ALT underestimates liver fat in type 2 diabetic patients.

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