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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Dec 2007
Demirag Mehmet Derya, Onen Hacer Ilke, Karaoguz Meral Yirmibes, Dogan Ibrahim, Karakan Tarkan, Ekmekci Abdullah, Guz Galip
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The study group consisted of 237 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients who were detected by ultrasonography and 201 controls with ultrasonographically normal livers. DNA amplifications were performed by polymerase chain reaction technique and apolipoprotein E genotypes were...
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