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Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Mohammad Maysara Asfari, Muhammad Talal Sarmini, Firas Baidoun, Yasser Al‐Khadra, Yamen Ezaizi, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Arthur J. McCullough

BMJ Open Gastroenterology · 2020 · 52 citations · 14 references

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Our study showed that patients with PCOS have four times higher risk of developing NAFLD compared with women without PCOS. Further studies are needed to assess if specific PCOS treatments can affect NAFLD progression.

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The Prevalence and Features of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in an Unselected Population

Ricardo Azziz, Keslie S. Woods, Rosario Reyna et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2004 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Changes in the Prevalence of the Most Common Causes of Chronic Liver Diseases in the United States From 1988 to 2008

Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Mariam Afendy et al. · Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2011 · 1.1K citations

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High glucose and hyperinsulinemia stimulate connective tissue growth factor expression: A potential mechanism involved in progression to fibrosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Valérie Paradis, Gabriel Perlemuter, Franck Bonvoust et al. · Hepatology · 2001 · 540 citations · Full text

Systemic Levels of Lipid Peroxidation and Its Metabolic and Dietary Correlates in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Naga Chalasani, Mark A. Deeg, David W. Crabb · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2004 · 340 citations