Article
The impact of patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 polymorphism on hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2013
Takeuchi Yasuto, Ikeda Fusao, Moritou Yuki, Hagihara Hiroaki, Yasunaka Tetsuya, Kuwaki Kenji, Miyake Yasuhiro, Ohnishi Hideki, Nakamura Shinichiro, Shiraha Hidenori, Takaki Akinobu, Iwasaki Yoshiaki, Nouso Kazuhiro, Yamamoto Kazuhide
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs738409 in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) is associated with hepatic fat accumulation and disease progression in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). This study was conducted to determine whether PNPLA3 rs738409 SNPs affect development and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
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