Sexual Dimorphism of NAFLD in Adults. Focus on Clinical Aspects and Implications for Practice and Translational Research

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 1278
• Main Authors: Lonardo, Amedeo, Suzuki, Ayako
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.04.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Body fat; Clinical medicine; Epidemiology; Fatty liver; Gender differences; Review; Womens health; United States > US; clinical course; sex medicine; HCC; NASH; epidemiology; pathogenesis; tumors; type 2 diabetes; serum uric acid; cardiovascular risk; diabetes; steatosis; cirrhosis; sex differences

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) embraces the clinico-pathological consequences of hepatic lipotoxicity and is a major public health problem globally. Sexual dimorphism is a definite feature of most human diseases but, under this aspect, NAFLD lags behind other medical fields. Here, we aim a...