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Association between angiotensin II type 1 receptor polymorphisms and the occurrence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Aug 2009
Yoneda Masato, Hotta Kikuko, Nozaki Yuichi, Endo Hiroki, Uchiyama Takashi, Mawatari Hironori, Iida Hiroshi, Kato Shingo, Fujita Koji, Takahashi Hirokazu, Kirikoshi Hiroyuki, Kobayashi Noritoshi, Inamori Masahiko, Abe Yasunobu, Kubota Kensuke, Saito Satoru, Maeyama Shiro, Wada Koichiro, Nakajima Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver injury in many countries. Genetic factors are important for the development of NAFLD, as well as environmental factors. Recently an angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1) has been recognized as important in the aetiology of fibrosis in the liver. OBJECTIVE: In this study we investigated the association between...
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