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Prime editing models the MTARC1 A165T variant in human liver organoids, demonstrating reduced steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis.
Hepatology communications - 1 Oct 2026
Ben Saad Amel, Arghiani Nahid, Weilheimer Arden D, Gentile Stefan D, Toles Benjamin J, Tripathi Sudipta, Mohsin Sayed Seher, Chandraker Anil, Mullen Alan C
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BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. This progressive, multifactorial condition is characterized by hepatic steatosis, which can evolve into steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Genetic factors influence the development, progression, and complications in MASLD, and genome-wide association...
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- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Organoids
- Fatty Liver
