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Newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for serious liver disease.

A Taddio, M Appleton, R Bortolussi, C Chambers, V Dubey, S Halperin, A Hanrahan, M Ipp, D Lockett, N MacDonald, D Midmer, P Mousmanis, V Palda, K Pielak, R P Riddell, M Rieder, J Scott, and V Shah

CMAJ 182(11):E526-31 (2010) PMID 20566726

The negative impact of diabetes mellitus is well recognized, yet little is known about the effect of this disease on the liver, an organ susceptible to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease related to insulin resistance. We evaluated whether adults with newly diagnosed diabetes were at increased risk of serious liver disease.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.092144
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