Heritability and genetic loci of fatty liver in familial combined hyperlipidemia

Heritability and genetic loci of fatty liver in familial combined hyperlipidemia

VLDL overproduction, a process that is driven by an excess amount of hepatic fat, is a well-documented feature of familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL). The aims of this study were to investigate whether fatty liver, measured with ultrasound and as plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, dev...

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Main Authors: Martijn C. G.J. Brouwers, Rita M. Cantor, Naoko Kono, Jeong lim Yoon, Carla J.H. van der Kallen, Monique A.L. Bilderbeek-Beckers, Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek, Aldons J. Lusis, Tjerk W.A. de Bruin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
steatosis
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
quantitative trait locus
linkage analysis
alanine aminotransferase
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520432729

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