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Association between PNPLA3[G]/I148M variant, steatosis and fibrosis stage in hepatitis C virus - genetic matters.
Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society - 1 Aug 2019
Crisan D, Grigorescu M, Crisan N, Craciun R, Lupsor M, Radu C, Grigorescu M D, Suciu A, Epure F, Avram L, Leach N
Abstract excerpt
There is an established correlation between the PNPLA3 rs738409 C > G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients. However not all data is convergent regarding the exact impact of this SNP on the pattern of disease progression in different clinical settings. In this study, we aimed to further bridge the knowledge gap on this topic by...
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