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Polymorphisms of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene and phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene in alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Koreans.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jun 2009
Jun Dae Won, Han Jee Hye, Jang Eun Chul, Kim Sang Heum, Kim Seong Hwan, Jo Yoon Ju, Park Young Sook, Chae Jeong Don
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of fatty liver is likely to depend on a complex interaction of environmental and genetic factors. We investigated a large-scale analysis of the association between microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP) and phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) polymorphism in alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. METHODS: Five hundred and eighty-eight patients who...
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