Article
Genetic factors that affect nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic clinical review.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2016
Severson Tyler J, Besur Siddesh, Bonkovsky Herbert L
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate roles of genetic polymorphisms in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) onset, severity, and outcome through systematic literature review. METHODS: The authors conducted both systematic and specific searches of PubMed through December 2015 with special emphasis on more recent data (from 2012 onward) while still drawing from more historical data for background. We identified several...
Topics
- Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heme Oxygenase-1
- Humans
- Iron
- Lipase
- Membrane Proteins
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sterol Esterase
