Research Article Details
| Article ID: | A27682 |
| PMID: | 17682977 |
| Source: | Semin Liver Dis |
| Title: | Definitive diagnosis and assessment of risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents. |
| Abstract: | This review covers the diagnosis and epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in children and adolescents. Pediatric NAFLD remains a clinicopathologic diagnosis requiring direct demonstration of liver steatosis and the exclusion of other causes of fatty liver and/or hepatitis. NAFLD is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in children. The number of children with NAFLD presents a major public health crisis. Age, sex, race, ethnicity, and body habitus all influence the risk for NAFLD. The epidemiology of pediatric NAFLD should inform future attempts to develop rigorously evaluated screening protocols. Moreover, these data should guide efforts to delineate the pathophysiology in children and adolescents. Our future ability to prevent and treat pediatric NAFLD is dependent upon such work. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-985075 |
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| Target ID | Target Name | GENE | Action | Class | UniProtKB ID | Entry Name |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |