NAFLD: a year in review

he field of NAFLD and its progressive form, NASH, has, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to rapidly evolve in 2020. There have been substantial advances in NAFLD mechanisms, diagnostics, and treatment. Key developments include the identification of a multiparametric cellular and tissue signature to define disease progression...
PUBLISHED IN: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021

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he field of NAFLD and its progressive form, NASH, has, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to rapidly evolve in 2020. There have been substantial advances in NAFLD mechanisms, diagnostics, and treatment.

Key developments include the identification of a multiparametric cellular and tissue signature to define disease progression and new insights into the definition of disease progression and advancements in non-invasive diagnostics. The FibroScan-AST (FAST) score non- invasively identifies patients at risk of progressive NASH for clinical trials and potentially in clinical practice.

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Dr. G. Bozet, MD

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