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AUTHOR
Gamal Shiha
Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study
PubMed: 29599078
Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015:a modelling study
WOS: 000426979400014
A new definition for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international expert consensus statement
The exclusion of other chronic liver diseases including “excess” alcohol intake has until now been necessary to establish a diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). However, given our current understanding of the pathogenesis of MAFLD and its rising prevalence, “positive criteria” to diagnose the disease are required. In this work, a panel of international experts from 22 countries propose a new definition for the diagnosis of MAFLD that is both comprehensive and simple, and is independent of other liver diseases. The criteria are based on evidence of hepatic steatosis, in addition to one of the following three criteria, namely overweight/obesity, presence …