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DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0234985
PubMed ID
32569304
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2020
Authors
Nichols Presley H., Pan Yue, May Benjamin, Pavlicova Martina, Rausch John C., Mencin Ali A., Thaker Vidhu V., Siegel Robert
Studies
LABS
Abstract
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a common co-morbidity of obesity. Elevated TSH levels (eTSH), also associated with obesity, may contribute to the dysmetabolic state that predisposes to NAFLD.