Uric acid levels decrease with fibrosis progression in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Affiliations

¹ Schiff Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. Electronic address: m.yoneda1@med.miami.edu.
² Schiff Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
⁵ Department of Medicine and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
⁶ Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
⁷ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
⁸ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine and Digestive Disease Information and Research, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
⁹ Liver Center, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan.

Comment

Masato Yoneda et al. Clin Biochem. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;47(12):1138-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.04.026. Epub 2014 May 4.

¹ Schiff Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. Electronic address: m.yoneda1@med.miami.edu.
² Schiff Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
⁵ Department of Medicine and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
⁶ Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
⁷ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
⁸ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine and Digestive Disease Information and Research, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
⁹ Liver Center, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan.

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The relationship of serum uric acid with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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