Insulin resistance and hypothyroidism: a complex relationship in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

An association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with insulin resistant metabolic syndrome and hypothyroidism has been suggested. Aim of the present study was to explore the above association and also to establish the correlation between hypothyroidism and insulin resistance in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Study group comprised 40 cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and 30 healthy controls.

Human gene therapy: a brief overview of the genetic revolution.

Advances in biotechnology have brought gene therapy to the forefront of medical research. The prelude to successful gene therapy i.e.