The MBOAT7-TMC4 Variant rs641738 Increases Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals of European Descent.

Rosellina Margherita Mancina, Paola Dongiovanni, Salvatore Petta, Piero Pingitore, Marica Meroni, Raffaela Rametta, Jan Borén, Tiziana Montalcini, Arturo Pujia, Olov Wiklund, George Hindy, Rocco Spagnuolo, Benedetta Maria Motta, Rosaria Maria Pipitone, Antonio Craxì, Silvia Fargion, Valerio Nobili, Pirjo Käkelä, Vesa Kärjä, Ville MännistöJussi Pihlajamäki, Dermot F Reilly, Jose Castro-Perez, Julia Kozlitina, Luca Valenti, Stefano Romeo

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Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of liver damage and is characterized by steatosis. Genetic factors increase risk for progressive NAFLD. A genome-wide association study showed that the rs641738 C>T variant in the locus that contains the membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing 7 gene (MBOAT7, also called LPIAT1) and transmembrane channel-like 4 gene (TMC4) increased the risk for cirrhosis in alcohol abusers. We investigated whether the MBOAT7-TMC4 is a susceptibility locus for the development and progression of NAFLD.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1219-1230e6
JournalGastroenterology
Volume150
Issue number5
Early online date2016 Feb 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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