Sex and Menopause Modify the Effect of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotypes on Fibrosis in NAFLD

Kara Wegermann, Melanie E. Garrett, Jiayin Zheng, Andrea Coviello, Cynthia A. Moylan, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Shein‐Chung Chow, Cynthia D. Guy, Anna Mae Diehl, Allison Ashley‐Koch, Ayako Suzuki – 17 January 2021 – The development of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is influenced by genetics, sex, and menopausal status, but whether genetic susceptibility to fibrosis is influenced by sex and reproductive status is unclear.

The Growing Burden of Disability Related to Chronic Liver Disease in the United States: Data From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2007‐2017

James M. Paik, Pegah Golabi, Youssef Younossi, Nazaneen Saleh, Annan Nhyira, Zobair M. Younossi – 13 January 2021 – Chronic liver disease (CLD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States with regional variations. Comparable and consistent state‐level measures of CLD‐related morbidity and disability among U.S. states have not been well studied.

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