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Genetics of liver injury and fibrosis.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 2011
Weber Susanne N, Lammert Frank
Abstract excerpt
Genetic risk factors play critical roles in liver injury and fibrosis, since both initiation and progression of chronic liver diseases differ between individuals challenged by identical environmental factors. Recently genomewide association studies have identified specific novel risk genes for (non-alcoholic) fatty liver disease (adiponutrin), viral hepatitis (interleukin 28B), and chronic cholestatic diseases...
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