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Effect of PNPLA3 rs738409 variant (I148 M) on hepatic steatosis, necroinflammation, and fibrosis in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2015
Yasui Kohichiroh, Kawaguchi Takahisa, Shima Toshihide, Mitsuyoshi Hironori, Seki Kojiro, Sendo Rei, Mizuno Masayuki, Itoh Yoshito, Matsuda Fumihiko, Okanoue Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors have been suspected to influence histological liver damage in chronic liver disease. The nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism rs738409 C > G in the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene (PNPLA3, also known as adiponutrin), encoding the I148 M protein variant, has been identified as a novel genetic marker for hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in nonalcoholic...
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