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Association between the PNPLA3 I148M polymorphism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Uygur and Han ethnic groups of northwestern China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Yuexin, Cai Wen, Song Jiangmei, Miao Lei, Zhang Bei, Xu Qin, Zhang Lijuan, Yao Hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Multiple common gene variants play a role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) susceptibility. Our goal was to investigate the association between variants polymorphisms and NAFLD in the Uygur and Han from Northwestern China. METHODS: Eight tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) previously reported to be associated with NAFLD were characterized in 396 NAFLD individuals and 399 controls....
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