MBOAT7 rs641738 increases risk of liver inflammation and transition to fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
(2016)
Journal Article
International Liver Disease Genetics Consortium, Thabet, K., Asimakopoulos, A., Shojaei, M., Romero-Gomez, M., Mangia, A., …Eslam, M. (2016). MBOAT7 rs641738 increases risk of liver inflammation and transition to fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. Nature Communications, 7(1), Article 12757. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12757
© 2016 The Author(s). Cirrhosis likely shares common pathophysiological pathways despite arising from a variety of liver diseases. A recent GWAS identified rs641738, a polymorphism in the MBOAT7 locus, as being associated with the development of alco... Read More about MBOAT7 rs641738 increases risk of liver inflammation and transition to fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.