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Causes

  • Most common causes in the US:
    • Alcohol Use Disorder
    • Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis B and C)
    • Fatty Liver Disease
      • Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
      • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
  • These causes account for approximately 80% of the patients on the liver transplant waitlist between 2003-2014
    • Second longest organ waitlist in the United States (second to kidney transplantation)

Additional Causes

  • Infection
  • Autoimmune
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Medications