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AUTHOR
Marion Muche
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PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 gene variants exert opposite effects on fatty liver phenotypes: results from the FLAG cohort
2020
Baseline patient characteristics of the German multicentric prospective real-world NAFLD cohort: The Fatty Liver Assessment in Germany (FLAG) study
2019
Effects of the common PNPLA3 p.I148 M polymorphism on the fatty liver phenotypes in German patients: results from the FLAG “real life” cohort
2019
The Fatty Liver Assessment in Germany (FLAG) cohort study identifies large heterogeneity in NAFLD care
2020
Background & Aims NAFLD is a growing health concern. The aim of the Fatty Liver Assessment in Germany (FLAG) study was to assess disease burden and provide data on the standard of care from secondary care. Methods The FLAG study is an observational real-world study in patients with NAFLD enrolled at 13 centres across Germany. Severity of disease was assessed by non-invasive surrogate scores and data recorded at baseline and 12 months. Results In this study, 507 patients (mean age 53 years; 47% women) were enrolled. According to fibrosis-4 index, 64%, 26%, and 10% of the patients had no significant fibrosis, indeterminate stage, and advanced fibrosis, respectively. Patients with advanced fib…