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PNPLA3 I148M Variant Influences Circulating Retinol in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or Obesity.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Aug 2015
Mondul Alison, Mancina Rosellina M, Merlo Andrea, Dongiovanni Paola, Rametta Raffaela, Montalcini Tiziana, Valenti Luca, Albanes Demetrius, Romeo Stefano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retinol is a lipid-soluble essential nutrient that is stored as retinyl esters in lipid droplets of hepatic stellate cells. Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3), through its retinyl-palmitate lipase activity, releases retinol from lipid droplets in hepatic stellate cells in vitro and ex vivo. We have shown that the genetic variant I148M (rs738409) reduces the PNPLA3...
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