Research Article Details
| Article ID: | A45989 |
| PMID: | 21710698 |
| Source: | Duke Med Health News |
| Title: | Liver disease on the rise; obesity cited as cause. Weight loss, a healthy diet, and exercise may help prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a precursor to chronic liver disease. |
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| Target ID | Target Name | GENE | Action | Class | UniProtKB ID | Entry Name |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |