Article
Common genetic variations in CLOCK transcription factor are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Aug 2007
Sookoian Silvia, Castaño Gustavo, Gemma Carolina, Gianotti Tomas-Fernández, Pirola Carlos-Jose
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the role of gene variants and derived haplotypes of the CLOCK transcription factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and their relation with the disease severity. METHODS: A total of 136 patients with NAFLD and 64 healthy individuals were studied. Liver biopsy was performed in 91 patients. Six tag SNPs showing a minor allele frequency > 10% (rs1554483 C/G; rs11932595 A/G; rs4580704...
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