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PNPLA3 polymorphisms and liver aminotransferase levels in a Mexican American population.
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale - 4 Aug 2012
Li Quan, Qu Hui-Qi, Rentfro Anne R, Grove Megan L, Mirza Shaper, Lu Yang, Hanis Craig L, Fallon Michael B, Boerwinkle Eric, Fisher-Hoch Susan P, McCormick Joseph B
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PURPOSE: This study examined genetic associations of patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 gene (PNPLA3) polymorphisms and liver aminotransferases in an extensively documented, randomly recruited Mexican American population at high risk of liver disease. METHODS: Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the PNPLA3 gene (i.e., rs738409 and rs2281135) were genotyped in 1532 individuals. Population...
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