Fatty liver linked to increased risk of diabetic kidney disease
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
For patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an important risk factor for diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study in the August Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
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