OriginalAsociación entre hiperhomocisteinemia y esteatosis hepática en pacientes con hepatitis crónica CAssociation of hyperhomocysteinemia with liver steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Background and objectives Liver steatosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is related to viral and metabolic factors and likely to genetic factors. The aim of this study was to know if hyperhomocysteinemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)-C677T polymorphisms are associated with liver steatosis in nonalcoholic patients with CHC.