Publication Date:
2016-09-16
Description:
MBOAT7 rs641738 increases risk of liver inflammation and transition to fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C Nature Communications, Published online: 15 September 2016; doi:10.1038/ncomms12757 Chronic Hepatitis C infection is associated with a broad spectrum of liver pathologies, ranging from inflammation to fibrosis and liver cancer. Here Thabet et al . identified a polymorphism in the gene MBOAT7 that is associated with increased hepatic inflammation and higher risk of fibrosis development and progression.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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