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Genetic variant c.711A>T in the hepatobiliary phospholipid transporter ABCB4 is associated with significant liver fibrosis.
Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society - 1 Jun 2020
Smyk W, Weber S N, Hall R, Gruenhage F, Lammert F, Krawczyk M
Abstract excerpt
Liver fibrosis is the common consequence of chronic liver diseases (CLD). Recently liver stiffness measurements (LSM) ≥ 9.1 kPa, as determined by transient elastography (TE), were demonstrated to predict significant fibrosis (stages ≥ F2) in a population-based setting. The PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) p.I148M polymorphism enhances the risk of liver injury. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between...
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