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PNPLA3 I148M gene variant and chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetic patients with NAFLD: Clinical and experimental findings.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 May 2020
Mantovani Alessandro, Taliento Alice, Zusi Chiara, Baselli Guido, Prati Daniele, Granata Simona, Zaza Gianluigi, Colecchia Antonio, Maffeis Claudio, Byrne Christopher D, Valenti Luca, Targher Giovanni
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Emerging evidence suggests an association between patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein-3 (PNPLA3) rs738409 (I148M protein variant) and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the mechanisms underpinning this association are poorly understood. METHODS: We studied 157 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who underwent ultrasonography and vibration-controlled transient...
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