Association of the rs738409 polymorphism in <it>PNPLA3 </it>with liver damage and the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In a genome-wide association scan, the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs738409 in the patatin-like phospholipase 3 gene (<it>PNPLA3</it>) was strongly associated with increased liver fat content. We investigated whe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/172 |