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Associations of I148M variant in PNPLA3 gene with plasma ALT levels during 2-year follow-up in normal weight and overweight children: the PANIC Study.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Apr 2015
Viitasalo A, Pihlajamaki J, Lindi V, Atalay M, Kaminska D, Joro R, Lakka T A
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OBJECTIVES: PNPLA3 I148M polymorphism (rs738409) has been strongly associated with liver fat content and plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in obese adults and children, but little is known about these relationships in normal weight individuals. We studied the associations and interactions of overweight and the PNPLA3 I148M polymorphism with plasma ALT levels during 2-year follow-up in children....
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