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SREBP-2 1784 G/C genotype is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in north Indians.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2011
Bhatt Surya Prakash, Nigam Priyanka, Misra Anoop, Guleria Randeep, Luthra Kalpana, Vaidya M, Jain S K, Pasha M A Qadar
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BACKGROUND: Genetics of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) in Asian Indians has been inadequately investigated. This study aims to determine the association of the 1784G>C polymorphism in the SREBP-2 gene with NAFLD in Asian Indians in north India. METHODS: In this study, (n=335); 162 obese with NAFLD, 91 obese without NAFLD and 82 non-obese without NAFLD subjects were recruited. Abdominal ultrasound, clinical...
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