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Diagnosis and risk stratification of NAFLD should be led by your GP, typically using blood tests and scoring systems such as FIB-4 or the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) test, in line with NICE guidance
This is especially beneficial for individuals whose bodies struggle to absorb B12 from food or oral supplements due to conditions like pernicious anaemia, where the immune system attacks cells in the stomach that help absorb B12
Moreover, riboflavin pathway derivatives, such as 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-d-ribitylaminouracil (5-OP-RU), 5-(2-oxoethylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil (5-OE-RU) and 6,7-Dimethyl-8-(1-D-ribityl)lumazine (RL-6,7-diME), function as evolutionarily conserved non-peptidic antigens to a subpopulation of innate-like T cells, Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, particularly enriched at mucosal surfaces of mammals, such as the gut, bronchea, skin and uterus 187,188,189