2020
DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1529
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Genome‐Wide Association Study of Lean Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Suggests Human Leukocyte Antigen as a Novel Candidate Locus

Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is supposed to manifest its metabolic phenotype in the liver, but it is common to have lean individuals diagnosed with NAFLD, known as lean NAFLD. We conducted a two-stage analysis to identify NAFLD-associated loci in Japanese patients. In stage I, 275 metabolically healthy normal-weight patients with NAFLD were compared with 1,411 non-NAFLD controls adjusted for age, sex, and alcohol consumption by a genomewide association study (GWAS). In stage II, human leukocyte ant… Show more

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“…Noteworthy, 7 of the 19 eGenes are Human Leukocyte Antigen ( HLA ) genes that replicated the recent report by Yoshida et al. 35 …”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Noteworthy, 7 of the 19 eGenes are Human Leukocyte Antigen ( HLA ) genes that replicated the recent report by Yoshida et al. 35 …”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 62%
“…These data suggest that the PNPLA3 variant could play an essential role in the pathogenesis of non-obese NAFLD. Emerging evidence also showed some other gene variants, such as CETP ( 35 ), SREBF-2 ( 36 ), and HLA ( 37 ), associated with the development of non-obese NALFD. Genetic and mechanistic studies are warranted to dissect the contribution of those genetic variants to non-obese NAFLD.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…These studies have highlighted several loci and candidate mechanisms underlying NAFLD pathogenesis. ( 4‐24 )…”
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confidence: 99%