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PNPLA3 rs738409 I748M is associated with steatohepatitis in 434 non-obese subjects with hepatitis C.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 May 2015
Petta S, Vanni E, Bugianesi E, Rosso C, Cabibi D, Cammà C, Di Marco V, Eslam M, Grimaudo S, Macaluso F S, McLeod D, Pipitone R M, Abate M L, Smedile A, George J, Craxì A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The PNPLA3/Adiponutrin rs738409 C/G single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with the severity of steatosis, steatohepatitis and fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as the severity of steatosis and fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). AIM: To test in genotype 1(G1)-CHC patients, the putative association between the PNPLA3 variant and histological...
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