Characterization of European Ancestry Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-Associated Variants in Individuals of African And Hispanic Descent
Hepatology2013Vol. 58(3), pp. 966–975
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Nicholette D. Palmer, Solomon K. Musani, Laura M. Yerges‐Armstrong, Mary F. Feitosa, Lawrence F. Bielak, Rubén Hernáez, Bratati Kahali, J. Jeffrey Carr, Tamara B. Harris, Min A. Jhun, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Carl D. Langefeld, Thomas H. Mosley, Jill M. Norris, Albert V. Smith, Herman A. Taylor, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Jiankang Liu, Ingrid B. Borecki, Patricia A. Peyser, Elizabeth K. Speliotes
Abstract
Multiple genetic variants are associated with hepatic steatosis across ancestries. This explains a substantial proportion of the genetic predisposition in African- and Hispanic-Americans. Missense variants in PNPLA3 and GCKR are likely functional across multiple ancestries.
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