Relatives of people with fatty liver cirrhosis also at risk

The family members of NAFLD-cirrhosis patients were 12.5 times more likely to have liver fibrosis

If a parent or sibling has cirrhosis due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a person's odds of having liver scarring are more than 12 times higher than for people without close relatives who have this condition, a small study finds.
 
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the build-up of extra fat in liver cells that is not caused by drinking alcohol. It's the most common cause of liver disease in the US, the study team writes in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
 
The more severe form of NAFLD, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), tends to develop in people who are