Insulin Resistance Exacerbates Genetic Predisposition to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals Without Diabetes

Insulin Resistance Exacerbates Genetic Predisposition to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals Without Diabetes

The accumulation of excess fat in the liver (hepatic steatosis) in the absence of heavy alcohol consumption causes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which has become a global epidemic. Identifying metabolic risk factors that interact with the genetic risk of NAFLD is important for reducing d...

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Main Authors: Llilda Barata, Mary F. Feitosa, Lawrence F. Bielak, Brian Halligan, Abigail S. Baldridge, Xiuqing Guo, Laura M. Yerges‐Armstrong, Albert V. Smith, Jie Yao, Nicholette D. Palmer, Lisa B. VanWagner, J. Jeffrey Carr, Yii‐Der I. Chen, Matthew Allison, Matthew J. Budoff, Samuel K. Handelman, Sharon L.R. Kardia, Thomas H. Mosley Jr., Kathleen Ryan, Tamara B. Harris, Lenore J. Launer, Vilmundur Gudnason, Jerome I. Rotter, Myriam Fornage, Laura J. Rasmussen‐Torvik, Ingrid B. Borecki, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Patricia A. Peyser, Elizabeth K. Speliotes, Michael A. Province
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1353

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