Background: Biopsy is the usual gold standard for liver steatosis assessment. The aim of this study was to identify a panel of biomarkers (SteatoTest), with sufficient predictive values ...
Liver steatosis is more prevalent than liver fibrosis in people with HIV, with significant risk factors including age, hypertension, and diabetes. Liver fibrosis prevalence is low, with integrase ...
Importantly, the gene is linked to hepatocyte lipid accumulation and, by extension, to conditions like hepatic steatosis. Its loss-of-function mutation, rs72613567, results in a truncated, inactive ...