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Association between PNPLA3 rs738409 G variant and MRI cerebrovascular disease biomarkers.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2020
Parikh Neal S, Dueker Nicole, Varela Dalila, Del Brutto Victor J, Rundek Tatjana, Wright Clinton B, Sacco Ralph L, Elkind Mitchell S V, Gutierrez Jose
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with greater cerebral white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume and microbleeds. The adiponutrin (PNPLA3) rs738409 G variant, a robust NAFLD susceptibility variant, has been variably associated with carotid atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that this variant is associated with WMH volume, microbleeds, covert brain infarction (CBI), and small...
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