Research Article Details

Article ID: A09951
PMID: 31546054
Source: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Title: Association Between a Polymorphism in MBOAT7 and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Biopsy-Confirmed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) share risk factors, and recent meta-analysis confirmed that NAFLD is an independent risk factor for incident CKD.1 Genetic variants associated with NAFLD, such as patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing-3 (PNPLA3) rs7384092 and transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 (TM6SF2) rs5854292,2 have been reported to be associated with renal function in NAFLD subjects.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.017