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Effect of the patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 gene (PNPLA3) I148M polymorphism on the risk and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndromes: A meta-analysis of paediatric and adolescent individuals.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Jun 2020
Li Jiaying, Hua Wenxi, Ji Cheng, Rui Jingwen, Zhao Yuening, Xie Chenyao, Shi Bimin, Yang Xiaoqin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The effect of the patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 gene (PNPLA3) I148M polymorphism on the risk and severity of paediatric and adolescent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains inconclusive. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to estimate the effect of this polymorphism not only on early-onset NAFLD risk and severity but also on metabolic syndromes susceptibility. METHODS: A systematic...
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