Sleep apnea triggers pediatric fatty liver disease progression

08 Aug 2016


Obstructive sleep apnea and low nighttime oxygen - which results in oxidative stress - may trigger progression of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The study is published in the Journal of Hepatology.

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