MASH as an emerging cause of hepatocellular carcinoma: current knowledge and future perspectives
Michael Karin,
Ju Youn Kim
Abstract:Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the deadliest and fastest‐growing cancers. Among HCC etiologies, metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has served as a major HCC driver due to its great potential for increasing cirrhosis. The obesogenic environment fosters a positive energy balance and results in a continuous rise of obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, it is difficult to understand how metabolic complications lead to the poor prognosis of liver diseases and which molecular mechani… Show more
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