Genetic variation in PNPLA3 confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Published in Nat Genet on September 25, 2008

Authors

Stefano Romeo1, Julia Kozlitina, Chao Xing, Alexander Pertsemlidis, David Cox, Len A Pennacchio, Eric Boerwinkle, Jonathan C Cohen, Helen H Hobbs

Author Affiliations

1: Donald W Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Influence of Adiponutrin in Chronic Liver Disease | NCT01122797

A Gender and Culturally Specific Approach to Reduce NAFLD in Mexican-American Men | NCT04186260

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