Race, insulin resistance and hepatic ste
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Hari S. Conjeevaram; David E. Kleiner; Jay E. Everhart; Jay H. Hoofnagle; Steven
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Hepatic steatosis is common in chronic hepatitis C and has been linked to concurrent obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, disease severity, and poor response to therapy. Racial differences in rates of obesity and diabetes may contribute to racial differences in hepatic steatosis and treatment resp