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PNPLA3 rs738409 associates with alcoholic liver cirrhosis but not with serum levels of IL6, IL10, IL8 or CCL2 in the Russian population.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Peregud Danil I, Baronets Valeria Yu, Lobacheva Anna S, Ivanov Alexandr S, Arisheva Olga S, Garmash Irina V, Kobalava Zhanna D, Pirozhkov Sergey V, Terebilina Natalia N
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Polymorphic variant rs738409 within the PNPLA3 gene associates with alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) in heavy drinkers of various ancestry but has not yet been established in the Russian population characterized by high incidence of ALC. PNPLA3 rs738409 involvement in the inflammatory process has been proposed as one of the mechanisms of liver dysfunction. Relationship between the PNPLA3...
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