Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

NAFLD/NASH was first described in a 1980 series of obese, non-alcoholic patients of the Mayo Clinic. Since that seminal description, our understanding of NAFLD has progressed minimally.