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HIV and the liver

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Work during the past two decades has highlighted how HIV contributes to hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, leading to changes in the timing of antiretroviral therapy initiation and to improved diagnosis and management of liver disease in patients with HIV. As this population ages, clinician vigilance with early detection of emerging liver disease will be critical.

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Fig. 1: Promotion of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis by HIV in chronic liver disease.

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M.B.B. is supported by the NIH grant 5R01DK108364.

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  1. Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA

    Naichaya Chamroonkul & Meena B. Bansal

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand

    Naichaya Chamroonkul

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Chamroonkul, N., Bansal, M.B. HIV and the liver. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, 1–2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-018-0085-7

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