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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and beta3-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms: their association with elevated liver enzymes and metabolic syndrome.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Sept 2003
Murata Chisato, Watanabe Tetsu, Furuya Hiroyuki, Sugioka Yoshihiko, Mikurube Hajime, Yokoyama Akira, Atsumi Yoshihito, Matsuoka Kempei, Okazaki Isao
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies indicate that some patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver have ongoing liver injury that may progress from steatosis to steatohepatitis or fibrosis. The present study was designed to clarify the clinical features of liver dysfunction observed in the course of workplace physical check-ups in relation to multiple risk factor syndrome including obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and impaired...
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