Article
Contribution of PNPLA3 gene to the natural history of liver diseases.
Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica - 1 Jan 2000
Trépo E
Abstract excerpt
n 2008, a genome-wide association studies (GWAS) showed a strong association between a variant (rs738409 C>G p.I148M) in the PNPLA3 and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Further replication studies have shown robust associations between PNPLA3 and steatosis, fibrosis/cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma on a background of metabolic, alcoholic, and viral insults. The PNPLA3 protein has lipase activity towards...
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