Primary Recipient

CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE/CWRU

Amount

$1,142,609.00

Award Date

9/28/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in humans has become an increasing public health problem paralleling the increase in obesity, type II diabetes, and changing dietary and activity patterns. The spectrum of NAFLD