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Association of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ gene with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian Indians residing in north India.
Gene - 1 Jan 2013
Bhatt Surya Prakash, Nigam Priyanka, Misra Anoop, Guleria Randeep, Luthra Kalpana, Pandey Ravindra Mohan, Pasha M A Qadar
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BACKGROUND: Genetics of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) in Asian Indians has been inadequately studied. We investigated the association of polymorphisms C161T and Pro12Ala of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) with clinical and biochemical parameters in Asian Indians with NAFLD. METHODS: In this case-control study, 162 NAFLD cases and 173 controls were recruited. Abdominal ultrasound,...
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