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Treating liver fat and serum triglyceride levels in NAFLD, effects of PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 genotypes: Results from the WELCOME trial.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2015
Scorletti Eleonora, West Annette L, Bhatia Lokpal, Hoile Samuel P, McCormick Keith G, Burdge Graham C, Lillycrop Karen A, Clough Geraldine F, Calder Philip C, Byrne Christopher D
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Genetic variation in both patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein-3 (PNPLA3) (I148M) and the transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 protein (TM6SF2) (E167K) influences severity of liver disease, and serum triglyceride concentrations in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but whether either genotype influences the responses to treatments is uncertain. METHODS: One hundred three...
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