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Homozygosity for the patatin-like phospholipase-3/adiponutrin I148M polymorphism influences liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2010
Valenti Luca, Al-Serri Ahmad, Daly Ann K, Galmozzi Enrico, Rametta Raffaela, Dongiovanni Paola, Nobili Valerio, Mozzi Enrico, Roviaro Giancarlo, Vanni Ester, Bugianesi Elisabetta, Maggioni Marco, Fracanzani Anna Ludovica, Fargion Silvia, Day Christopher P
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Inherited factors play a major role in the predisposition to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the rs738409 C-->G polymorphism of PNPLA3/adiponutrin, encoding for the isoleucine-to-methionine substitution at residue 148 (I148M) protein variant, has recently been recognized...
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