Brouha, Sharon S.
Nguyen, Phirum
Bettencourt, Ricki
Sirlin, Claude B.
Loomba, Rohit
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Gastroenterological Association
T. Franklin Williams Scholarship Award
Atlantic Philanthropies
John A. Hartford Foundation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23-DK090303, R01-DK106419-01)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P42ES010337)
Article History
Received: 12 April 2017
Revised: 9 August 2017
Accepted: 12 September 2017
First Online: 20 October 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Rohit Loomba MD MHSc.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in the following:Doycheva I, Cui J, Nguyen P, et al. Non-invasive screening of diabetics in primary care for NAFLD and advanced fibrosis by MRI and MRE. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2016;43(1):83-95.
: • Prospective• Cross-sectional study• Performed at one institution