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Towards unifying fatty liver nomenclature: a voice from the Middle East and North Africa

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 21, pages 297–298 (2024)Cite this article

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Fatty liver disease is one of the most common liver diseases in the Middle East and North Africa region, and globally. Unfortunately, there is a lack of awareness regarding this condition. The nomenclature changes for NAFLD (to MAFLD or MASLD) have gained considerable attention in the hepatology community. Here, we present our point of view on this ongoing change and debate.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

    Yasser Fouad

  2. National Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Ibn Sina Hospital, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

    Salma Barakat

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Jeddah University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Almoutaz Hashim

  4. Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service, Yerevan Medical Scientific Center, Yerevan, Armenia

    Hasmik Ghazinyan

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Fouad, Y., Barakat, S., Hashim, A. et al. Towards unifying fatty liver nomenclature: a voice from the Middle East and North Africa. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 21, 297–298 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-024-00918-z

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