LIVER FIBROSIS AND METABOLIC CHANGES IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE: MODERN APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTICS

Abstract

This study is devoted to the assessment of metabolic changes and the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including steatosis of varying degrees. The study included 90 patients with NAFLD and 45 people in the control group. Research methods: clinical and laboratory methods, ultrasound elastometry (FibroScan), DEBQ questionnaire to identify eating disorders, molecular genetic analysis of the expression level of microRNA-221