Highlights
- •Homocysteine levels between NASH and SS patients remain debatable.
- •HSENSI is a simple and inexpensive index for NASH, but needs validation.
- •Mechanistic studies are needed for the role of homocysteine in NASH.
Abbreviations:
BMI (body mass index), Hcy (homocysteine), HSENSI (Homocysteine, Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Index), NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), SS (simple steatosis)Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: July 13, 2016
Accepted:
June 27,
2016
Received:
June 26,
2016
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