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Shares of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) soared after the biotech announced solid results for its lead candidate. That's because it's aimed at treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or liver damage caused by excess fat buildup. NASH threatens the lives of around 20 million Americans, and there aren't any effective treatment options yet.Viking Therapeutics probably won't be the first biotech to market a NASH treatment, but it looks like its lead candidate could be best at stopping NASH from occurring in the first place. Let's look at what results for VK2809 could mean for Viking shareholders down the road to see if this is the best NASH stock investors can buy right now.Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading