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Patient characteristics
| Controls | NAFLDa | NASHb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | (n = 3) | (n = 4) | (n = 4) | P Value |
| Age (mean, SD) | 43.0 (14.0) | 42.3 (11.4) | 42.8 (9.9) | 0.89 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Women | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| White | 2 | 3 | 3 |
We examined hepatic PKM2 expression levels from liver biopsies obtained from three groups of patients. NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
NAFLD, no NASH.
NASH with ballooning but without any sign of fibrosis.
