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Association of PNPLA3 I148M with Liver Disease Biomarkers in Latinos.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2021
Roe Jonathan D, Garcia Luis A, Klimentidis Yann C, Coletta Dawn K
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INTRODUCTION: Liver disease accounts for approximately 2 million deaths per year worldwide. The majority of liver diseases are due to complications of cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Increased levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) may indicate liver disease. Moreover, there are additional noninvasive liver fibrosis indices that help to estimate...
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