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Increased hepatic fat in overweight Hispanic youth influenced by interaction between genetic variation in PNPLA3 and high dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2010
Davis Jaimie N, Lê Kim-Anne, Walker Ryan W, Vikman Susanna, Spruijt-Metz Donna, Weigensberg Marc J, Allayee Hooman, Goran Michael I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, a genetic variant (rs738409; C→G) of the PNPLA3 gene was identified to be associated with increased hepatic fat deposition, and the effect was more pronounced in Hispanics. Animal models have also shown that PNPLA3 expression can be regulated by dietary carbohydrate. OBJECTI...
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