Editorial: Prevalence of Suspected Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease in Adolescents in the United States Using Updated Diagnostic Criteria-Authors' Reply

Sheila L Noon^{1

2}, Tin Bo Nicholas Lam^{1

3}, Jeffrey B Schwimmer^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
² University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.

Editorial

Sheila L Noon et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 May.

. 2025 May;61(9):1557-1558.

doi: 10.1111/apt.70092. Epub 2025 Mar 16.

Sheila L Noon^{1

2}, Tin Bo Nicholas Lam^{1

3}, Jeffrey B Schwimmer^{1

3}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
² University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.

No abstract available

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