NAFLD & NASH

Definition

NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) is a condition defined by excessive fat accumulation in the form of triglycerides (steatosis) in the liver. A subgroup of NAFLD patients displays liver cell injury and inflammation in addition to excessive fat (steatohepatitis). The latter condition, designated NASH, is virtually indistinguishable histologically from alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH).

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Review Team

• Douglas LaBrecque (Chair, USA)
• Zaigham Abbas (Pakistan)
• Frank Anania (USA)
• Peter Ferenci (Austria)
• Aamir Ghafoor Khan (Pakistan)
• Khean-Lee Goh (Malaysia)
• Saeed S. Hamid (Pakistan)
• Vasily Isakov (Russia)
• Maribel Lizarzabal (Venezuela)
• Manuel Majica Pernaranda (Colombia)
• Juan Francisco Rivera Ramos (Mexico)
• Shiv Sarin (India)
• Davor Štimac (Croatia)
• Alan B. R. Thomson (Canada)
• Muahmmed Umar (Pakistan)
• Anton Le Mair (Netherlands)
• Justus H. Krabshuis (France)

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