Article
Tsc2, a positional candidate gene underlying a quantitative trait locus for hepatic steatosis.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Aug 2012
Wang Chen-Yu, Stapleton Donald S, Schueler Kathryn L, Rabaglia Mary E, Oler Angie T, Keller Mark P, Kendziorski Christina M, Broman Karl W, Yandell Brian S, Schadt Eric E, Attie Alan D
Abstract excerpt
Nonalchoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver dysfunction and is associated with metabolic diseases, including obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. We mapped a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for NAFLD to chromosome 17 in a cross between C57BL/6 (B6) and BTBR mouse strains made genetically obese with the Lep(ob/ob) mutation. We identified Tsc2 as a gene underlying the...
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