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The Effect of Genetic Polymorphism in Response to Body Weight Reduction in Japanese Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Genes - 22 Apr 2021
Seko Yuya, Yamaguchi Kanji, Tochiki Nozomi, Yano Kota, Takahashi Aya, Okishio Shinya, Kataoka Seita, Okuda Keiichiroh, Umemura Atsushi, Moriguchi Michihisa, Itoh Yoshito
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: weight loss as a result of lifestyle intervention is effective when treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We estimated the effects of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs6834314 variants in response to diet therapy in Japanese patients with NAFLD. METHODS: we analyzed the correlation between the change in liver stiffness and change in body weight in 140 patients administered diet therapy for...
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