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The impact of genetic and environmental risk factors on adverse liver outcomes.
International journal of cancer - 1 May 2026
Zhang Xinyuan, Zhao Longgang, Campbell Peter T, Chen Yun, Fang Aiping, Liu Zhenqiu, Li Xue, Yang Wanshui, Fan Jiangao, Petrick Jessica L, McGlynn Katherine A, Lai Michelle, Zhang Xuehong
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To what extent environmental factors are associated with liver diseases and liver cancer among individuals with varying levels of genetic predisposition remains unknown. In 353,703 UK Biobank participants, a validated polygenic risk score (PRS) for liver steatosis (PNPLA3, TM6SF2, MBOAT7, GCKR, and HSD17B13 variants) and an environmental risk score (ERS) from six known risk factors (obesity, type 2 diabetes...
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