Increased hepatic synthesis and dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism is associated with the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Published in Cell Metab on May 02, 2012

Authors

Hae-Ki Min1, Ashwani Kapoor, Michael Fuchs, Faridoddin Mirshahi, Huiping Zhou, James Maher, John Kellum, Russell Warnick, Melissa J Contos, Arun J Sanyal

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

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