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Author Topic: NASH May Soon Be the No. 1 Cause of Liver Transplants in the U.S.  (Read 11713 times)

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NASH May Soon Be the No. 1 Cause of Liver Transplants in the U.S.
« on: September 15, 2015, 04:58:46 pm »
Over the next 10 to 20 years, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a form of obesity-related fatty liver disease, could overtake the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as the leading indication for a liver transplant in the United States.

Liver disease researchers say incidence of NASH has steadily risen in the United States during the past decade, as obesity rates continue to skyrocket. The condition is characterized by liver inflammation, and if left to its own devices without a transplant, it can ultimately cause cirrhosis, liver fibrosis and even liver cancer. Other than weight loss, there is no effective treatment for NASH.

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