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Nuclear lamina genetic variants, including a truncated LAP2, in twins and siblings with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 2018
Brady Graham F, Kwan Raymond, Ulintz Peter J, Nguyen Phirum, Bassirian Shirin, Basrur Venkatesha, Nesvizhskii Alexey I, Loomba Rohit, Omary M Bishr
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming the major chronic liver disease in many countries. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, but twin and familial studies indicate significant heritability, which is not fully explained by currently known genetic susceptibility loci. Notably, mutations in genes encoding nuclear lamina proteins, including lamins, cause lipodystrophy syndromes that include NAFLD. We...
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