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Association of keratin 8/18 variants with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance in Chinese patients: A case-control study.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jun 2017
Li Rui, Liao Xian-Hua, Ye Jun-Zhao, Li Min-Rui, Wu Yan-Qin, Hu Xuan, Zhong Bi-Hui
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AIM: To test the hypothesis that K8/K18 variants predispose humans to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression and its metabolic phenotypes. METHODS: We selected a total of 373 unrelated adult subjects from our Physical Examination Department, including 200 unrelated NAFLD patients and 173 controls of both genders and different ages. Diagnoses of NAFLD were established according to ultrasonic signs...
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