The prevalence of NAFLD has increased rapidly over the last two decades, in parallel with the dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes
Some patients may theoretically experience changes in intestinal secretions or sensitivity as the digestive system adapts to the medication, though this mechanism remains speculative without specific clinical evidence
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The compound's sequence is short enough that the four residues span the entire peptide