Pathological aspects of fatty liver disease
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......................................... Received: 11-02-14 Accepted: 21-02-14 Abstract In a normal human liver 5% of its mass consists of lipids. When deposition of fat increases, the terms most often used are fatty liver or steatosis. This includes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease whose acronym is NAFLD and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). A liver biopsy is still considered to be the gold standard for determining the severity of liver damage in either of these entities.
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