Growth hormone deficiency and NAFLD: An overlooked and underrecognized link

Iliana Doycheva, Dana Erickson, Kymberly D. Watt – 27 June 2022 – Growth hormone and its mediator insulin‐like growth factor‐1 exert their effect on different organs and control various physiologic metabolic processes. Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) presents with one or more components of metabolic syndrome and can be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Neonates with acute liver failure have higher overall mortality but similar posttransplant outcomes as older infants

Swati Antala, Bridget Whitehead, Justin Godown, Matt Hall, Anna Banc‐Husu, Estella M. Alonso, Sarah A. Taylor – 24 June 2022 – Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.

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