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Genome-wide association study identifies variants associated with histologic features of nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2010
Chalasani Naga, Guo Xiuqing, Loomba Rohit, Goodarzi Mark O, Haritunians Talin, Kwon Soonil, Cui Jinrui, Taylor Kent D, Wilson Laura, Cummings Oscar W, Chen Yii-Der Ida, Rotter Jerome I
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little data are available from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of liver histology in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We conducted a pilot GWAS in patients with NAFLD, characterized by histology, who were enrolled in the NASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) Database Study. METHODS: We studied clinical, laboratory, and histologic data from 236 non-Hispanic white...
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