Article
Hepatic steatosis in Wilson disease--Role of copper and PNPLA3 mutations.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2015
Stättermayer Albert Friedrich, Traussnigg Stefan, Dienes Hans-Peter, Aigner Elmar, Stauber Rudolf, Lackner Karoline, Hofer Harald, Stift Judith, Wrba Friedrich, Stadlmayr Andreas, Datz Christian, Strasser Michael, Maieron Andreas, Trauner Michael, Ferenci Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The earliest characteristic alterations of the liver pathology in Wilson disease (WD) include steatosis, which is sometimes indistinguishable from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Steatosis in WD may reflect copper-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. A genetic polymorphism in rs738409, in the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene (PNPLA3), is strongly associated with...
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