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Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: Impact of ethnicity

  1. Jeffrey D. Browning1,
  2. Lidia S. Szczepaniak1,2,
  3. Robert Dobbins1,
  4. Pamela Nuremberg3,
  5. Jay D. Horton1,
  6. Jonathan C. Cohen1,
  7. Scott M. Grundy1,4,
  8. Helen H. Hobbs1,5,†,‡,*

Article first published online: 24 NOV 2004

DOI: 10.1002/hep.20466

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 40, Issue 6, pages 1387–1395, December 2004

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Browning, J. D., Szczepaniak, L. S., Dobbins, R., Nuremberg, P., Horton, J. D., Cohen, J. C., Grundy, S. M. and Hobbs, H. H. (2004), Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: Impact of ethnicity. Hepatology, 40: 1387–1395. doi: 10.1002/hep.20466

Author Information

  1. 1

    Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX

  2. 2

    Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX

  3. 3

    Department of Radiology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX

  4. 4

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX

  5. 5

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD

  1. †

    H.H.H. is an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

  2. ‡

    fax: 214-648-7539

*Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6000 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9046

  1. †

    H.H.H. is an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

  2. ‡

    fax: 214-648-7539

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 NOV 2004
  2. Article first published online: 24 NOV 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 31 AUG 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 JUN 2004

Funded by

  • Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at Dallas
  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: HL-20948
  • postdoctoral fellowship award from the American Liver Foundation and the National Institutes of Health training grant. Grant Number: T32-DK-07745

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