HEPATIC STEATOSIS AND INSULIN IN HIV PATIENTS

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The specific aims of this study are: 1. To determine the prevalence of fatty infiltrate of the liver in a cross-sectional population of HIV infected patients and to identify potential determinants of liver fat content. 2. To evaluate the relationship between liver fat content and insulin sensitivity in HIV infected subjects.