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- Title
PNPLA3 rs738409C/G polymorphism in cirrhosis: relationship with the aetiology of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence.
- Authors
Falleti, Edmondo; Fabris, Carlo; Cmet, Sara; Cussigh, Annarosa; Bitetto, Davide; Fontanini, Elisabetta; Fornasiere, Ezio; Bignulin, Sara; Fumolo, Elisa; Bignulin, Eleonora; Pirisi, Mario; Toniutto, Pierluigi
- Abstract
The PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G polymorphism has been found to be strongly associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and with alcoholic liver disease. Whether the PNPLA3 rs738409 polymorphism could be a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhosis patients is unknown.
- Publication
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2011, Vol 31, Issue 8, p1137
- ISSN
1478-3231
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02534.x