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Association of PNPLA3 SNP With the Development of HBV-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Enomoto Hirayuki, Aizawa Nobuhiro, Ikeda Naoto, Takashima Tomoyuki, Yuri Yukihisa, Okamoto Mamiko, Yoshioka Ryota, Kawata Shoki, Yoshihara Kohei, Ota Shogo, Nakano Ryota, Shiomi Hideyuki, Nishimura Takashi, Iijima Hiroko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Concomitant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/hepatic steatosis (HS) is suggested to increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis virus B (HBV)-infected patients. Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) rs738409 gene single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is well-known to be associated with the development of NAFLD/HS; however, it is still unclear whether...
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