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Sex and Menopause Modify the Effect of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotypes on Fibrosis in NAFLD.
Hepatology communications - 1 Apr 2021
Wegermann Kara, Garrett Melanie E, Zheng Jiayin, Coviello Andrea, Moylan Cynthia A, Abdelmalek Manal F, Chow Shein-Chung, Guy Cynthia D, Diehl Anna Mae, Ashley-Koch Allison, Suzuki Ayako
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The development of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is influenced by genetics, sex, and menopausal status, but whether genetic susceptibility to fibrosis is influenced by sex and reproductive status is unclear. Our aim was to identify metabolism-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), whose effect on NAFLD fibrosis is significantly modified by sex and menopausal status. We performed a...
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