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Table 2.

Findings of the liver biopsies of the 5 children with NAFLD

Feature	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5
Steatosis	>66%	40–60%	60%	80%	30–40%
Balloon degeneration^a	+	+	+	++	+
Mallory body formation^a	++	+	+	+	+
Intra acinar inflammation^b	+	+	+	+	+
Portal inflammation^c	+	+	+	+	+
Fibrosis	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 3	Stage 3
Brunt grading	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 1
Staging	4	4	4	3	3
Cirrhosis	+	+	+	No	No

^a+ = occasional, ++ = moderate

^b+ = < 2 foci per 10 objective

^c+ = mild