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Role of the PNPLA3 I148M polymorphism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and fibrosis in Korea.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Dec 2014
Lee Sang Soo, Byoun Young-Sang, Jeong Sook-Hyang, Woo Byung Hyun, Jang Eun Sun, Kim Jin-Wook, Kim Hyun Young
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs738409, in the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has not been studied in the Korean population. AIMS: The aim of the study was to investigate the genotype frequency and allele distribution of PNPLA3 rs738409 and the association between the SNP and...
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