Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
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Three-year outcomes under pemafibrate therapy in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a long-term observational study

Satoshi Shinozaki
1, 2
,
Kouichi Miura
2
,
Toshiyuki Tahara
3
,
Nikolaos Lazaridis
4
,
Hironori Yamamoto
2

  1. Shinozaki Medical Clinic, Japan
  2. Jichi Medical University, Japan
  3. Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Japan
  4. Royal Free Hospital, United Kingdom
Clin Exp HEPATOL 2025; 11, 3: 242–248
Online publish date: 2025/09/17
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