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Fifteen Years of PNPLA3: Transforming Hepatology Through Human Genetics.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2025
Romeo Stefano, Valenti Luca
Abstract excerpt
Steatotic liver disease (SLD), caused by excess lipid accumulation in hepatocytes, is now a leading global liver condition triggered by metabolic dysfunction, alcohol, toxins and heritable factors. The main genetic determinant is the common PNPLA3 p.I148M variant, which explains a substantial portion of SLD interindividual and interethnic variability, up to a quarter of liability to cirrhosis and liver cancer in...
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