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A common variant in the adiponutrin gene influences liver enzyme values.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2010
Kollerits Barbara, Coassin Stefan, Kiechl Stefan, Hunt Steven C, Paulweber Bernhard, Willeit Johann, Brandstätter Anita, Lamina Claudia, Adams Ted D, Kronenberg Florian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two recent genome-wide association studies identified the liver expressed transmembrane protein adiponutrin to be associated with liver related phenotypes such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver function enzymes. These associations were not uniformly reported for various ethnicities. The aim of this study was to investigate a common non-synonymous variant within adiponutrin (rs738409, exon...
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