Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatic steatosis in patients with adult onset growth hormone deficiency

Adult onset growth hormone (GH) deficiency closely resembles syndrome X. 1 Patients with syndrome X often suffer from obesity, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension, and hepatic steatosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have also been characterised as symptoms of syndrome X. 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gut 2003-06, Vol.52 (6), p.914-914
Hauptverfasser:	Ichikawa, T, Hamasaki, K, Ishikawa, H, Ejima, E, Eguchi, K, Nakao, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Body mass index Fatty Liver - etiology growth hormone hepatic steatosis Hepatitis Hepatitis - etiology Human Growth Hormone - deficiency Humans Letter Liver cirrhosis Male Middle Aged non-alcoholic steatohepatitis Patients Pituitary gland Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Adult onset growth hormone (GH) deficiency closely resembles syndrome X. 1 Patients with syndrome X often suffer from obesity, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension, and hepatic steatosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have also been characterised as symptoms of syndrome X. 2, 3 However, the relationship of GH deficiency to hepatic steatosis and NASH remains unclear.
ISSN:	0017-5749 1468-3288
DOI:	10.1136/gut.52.6.914