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Adiponutrin (PNPLA3) in liver fibrogenesis: Is unaltered HepG2 cell line a better model system compared to murine models?
Medical hypotheses - 1 Dec 2015
Dutta Atanu Kumar
Abstract excerpt
Alcoholic liver disease is a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Twin studies had demonstrated heritability of alcoholic liver disease. Although to date only Adiponutrin (PNPLA3) rs738409 polymorphism (I148M) had been unequivocally proved to be associated with increased risk of alcoholic liver disease across different ethnicities. This protein was previously thought to have a predominant lipolytic...
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