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A nonsynonymous gene variant in the adiponutrin gene is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease severity.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Oct 2009
Sookoian Silvia, Castaño Gustavo O, Burgueño Adriana L, Gianotti Tomas Fernández, Rosselli María Soledad, Pirola Carlos Jose
Abstract excerpt
We explored the role of the adiponutrin (PNPLA3) nonsynonymous-rs738409 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in genetic susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and whether this SNP contributes to the severity of histological disease. Two hundred sixty-six individuals were evaluated in a case-control association study, which included 172 patients with features of NAFLD and 94 control subjects....
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