Association of tumor necrosis factor‐α gene promoter polymorphism at sites ‐308 and ‐238 with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta‐analysis

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Environmental and genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis and natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the association between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α gene promoter polymorphism at sites -308 and -238 and NAFLD susceptibility. METHODS: We performed an extensive search of relevant studies and made a...

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