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Healthy PNPLA3 risk allele carriers present with unexpected body fat composition. A study of one thousand subjects.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Mar 2014
Kempinska-Podhorodecka Agnieszka, Krawczyk Marcin, Klak Marta, Blatkiewicz Malgorzata, Lammert Frank, Milkiewicz Piotr, Milkiewicz Malgorzata
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INTRODUCTION: The common PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) variant p.I148M represents a major genetic driver of progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is commonly associated with traits of the metabolic syndrome, therefore it is mostly suspected in obese individuals. Here, we investigate the association between the PNPLA3 variant and anthropometric traits in a cohort of healthy individuals. PATIENTS...
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