PNPLA3 in end‐stage liver disease: Alcohol consumption, hepatocellular carcinoma development, and transplantation‐free survival

K Friedrich, A Wannhoff, S Kattner… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The rs738409 variant (I 148 M) of the patatin‐like
phospholipase domain‐containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) gene is associated with several liver …

PNPLA3 I148M (rs738409) genetic variant and age at onset of at‐risk alcohol consumption are independent risk factors for alcoholic cirrhosis

MA Burza, A Molinaro, ML Attilia, C Rotondo… - Liver …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Environmental and genetic factors contribute to alcoholic
cirrhosis onset. In particular, age at exposure to liver stressors has been shown to be …

A polygenetic risk score combined with environmental factors better predict susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese population

Y Zou, J Zhu, C Song, T Li, K Wang, J Shi… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This study aimed to investigate environmental factors and genetic variant loci
associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Chinese population and construct a …

Donor PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype is a risk factor for graft steatosis. A post-transplant biopsy-based study

P Trunečka, I Míková, D Dlouhá, JA Hubáček… - Digestive and liver …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & aims The rs738409 c. 444C> G (p. I148M) polymorphism in PNPLA3 is a
major factor predisposing to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the study was to …

Genetic and epigenetic profile of patients with alcoholic liver disease

L Boccuto, L Abenavoli - Annals of Hepatology, 2017 - medigraphic.com
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a definition encompassing a spectrum of disorders ranging
from simple steatosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Excessive alcohol …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into genetic predisposition and novel therapeutic targets for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

M Barbara, A Scott, N Alkhouri - Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease in
the United States affecting 80–100 million Americans. NAFLD encompasses a spectrum of …

Host genetic variants influencing the clinical course of hepatitis C virus infection

K Matsuura, Y Tanaka - Journal of medical virology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical course of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection greatly differs in individuals. Various
viral, host, and environmental factors influence the natural history of HCV infection. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress, challenges and perspectives on PNPLA3 and its variants in Liver Diseases

H Xiang, Z Wu, J Wang, T Wu - Journal of Cancer, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene (PNPLA3) is highly
expressed in liver and adipose tissue and encodes a transmembrane polypeptide chain …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of PNPLA3 and IL28B genotypes on diabetes and obesity after liver transplantation: insight into mechanisms of disease

KD Watt, R Dierkhising, C Fan, JK Heimbach… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
To identify genetic risks for obesity and diabetes postliver transplantation (LT), LT recipients
underwent genotyping for IL28B rs12979860 (n= 295) and PNPLA3 rs738409 (n= 205) …

Metabolic dysfunction outperforms ultrasonographic steatosis to stratify hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with advanced hepatitis C cured with direct‐acting …

S Pelusi, C Bianco, M Colombo, G Cologni… - Liver …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Metabolic dysfunction (MD)‐associated fatty liver disease
has been proposed to identify individuals at risk of liver events irrespectively of the …