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. 2020 Mar;18(3):741-743.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.03.045. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Glyphosate Excretion is Associated With Steatohepatitis and Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Fatty Liver Disease

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Glyphosate Excretion is Associated With Steatohepatitis and Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Fatty Liver Disease

Paul J Mills et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries.1 Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are considered to be at a higher risk of fibrosis progression and development to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

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