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Editorial
. 2020 Jul 5:5:44.
doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.12.07. eCollection 2020.

The "obese liver" and gastrointestinal cancer risk

Amedeo Lonardo  1 , Luca Roncucci  2
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Editorial

The "obese liver" and gastrointestinal cancer risk

Amedeo Lonardo et al. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. .
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Putative biological mechanisms accounting for the association of NAFLD with extra-hepatic cancer with specific reference to colorectal cancer. NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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