Liver fat reduction with niacin is influenced by DGAT-2 polymorphisms in hypertriglyceridemic patients

Liver fat reduction with niacin is influenced by DGAT-2 polymorphisms in hypertriglyceridemic patients

Niacin reduces plasma triglycerides, but it may increase free fatty acids and insulin resistance during long-term treatment. We examined the effect of extended-release niacin on liver fat content in Chinese patients with dyslipidemia and whether the common diacylglycerol acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2) po...

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Main Authors: Miao Hu, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu, Shizuya Yamashita, David Ka Wai Yeung, Lin Shi, Defeng Wang, Daisaku Masuda, Yaling Yang, Brian Tomlinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
diacylglycerol acyltransferase-2
dyslipidemia
fatty liver
free fatty acid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520405747

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