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. 2020 Dec:113:154413.
doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154413. Epub 2020 Oct 22.

Commentary: Nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease? The epidemic of the 21st century in search of the most appropriate name

Stergios A Polyzos  1 , Eun Seok Kang  2 , Emmanuel A Tsochatzis  3 , Stergios Kechagias  4 , Mattias Ekstedt  4 , Stavra Xanthakos  5 , Amedeo Lonardo  6 , Alessandro Mantovani  7 , Herbert Tilg  8 , Isabelle Côté  9 , Aldo Grefhorst  10 , Michael W Greene  11 , David Araujo-Vilar  12 , Anna Alisi  13 , Felipe Casanueva  14 , Christos S Mantzoros  15
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Commentary: Nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease? The epidemic of the 21st century in search of the most appropriate name

Stergios A Polyzos et al. Metabolism. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Fibrosis; Insulin resistance; Metabolic associated fatty liver disease; Nomenclature; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Declaration of competing interest SAP, ESK, EAT, SK, AL, AM, HT, IC, AG, MWG, DAV, AA and FC have no competing interests. ME is a member of the advisory board for AMRA-Medical. SX has received research funding from Target RWE, restricted research funding from Axcella Health and consulting with Intercept Pharmaceuticals. CSM has been a shareholder of and reports grants through his institution and personal consulting fees from Coherus Incand Pangea Inc., reports grants through his institution and personal consulting fees from Novo Nordisk, reports personal consulting fees and in kind support with research reagents from Ansh -Ιnc., reports personal consulting fees from Genfit, P.E.S., Amgen, Intercept, Astra Zeneca, Aegerion and Regeneron, reports in kind support (meals during educational activities) from Amarin, Jansen, Boehringer Ingelheim and travel support and fees from TMIOA, the California Walnut Commission and the cardio metabolic health conference.

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