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Affiliation
Gastroenterology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: v1ajmera@ucsd.edu.; Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.; Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.; Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.; Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.; Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.; Gastroenterology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Authors
Ajmera Veeral, Belt Patricia, Wilson Laura A., Gill Ryan M., Loomba Rohit, Kleiner David E., Neuschwander-Tetri Brent A., Terrault Norah
Studies
Abstract
Cross-sectional studies of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have reported a lower prevalence of severe disease among modest drinkers compared to non-drinkers. We collected data from adult participants in the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN) to evaluate the longitudinal association between modest use of alcohol and histology findings in patients with NAFLD, using paired liver biopsies collected more than 1 year apart.