Relationship of FTO gene variations with NAFLD risk in Chinese men

Chen Xuefen; Gao Yong; Yang Xiaobo; Zhang Haiying; Mo Zengnan; Tan Aihua

doi:10.1515/biol-2020-0081

Open Life Sciences (Nov 2020)

Relationship of FTO gene variations with NAFLD risk in Chinese men

Chen Xuefen,
Gao Yong,
Yang Xiaobo,
Zhang Haiying,
Mo Zengnan,
Tan Aihua

Affiliations

Chen Xuefen: Department of chemotherapy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
Gao Yong: Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
Yang Xiaobo: Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
Zhang Haiying: Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
Mo Zengnan: Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
Tan Aihua: Department of chemotherapy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2020-0081
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 860 – 867

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Fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene is an obesity susceptibility gene and its relationship with the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the relationships of FTO gene variations with NAFLD risk in a Chinese male population.

Published in Open Life Sciences

ISSN: 2391-5412 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biol

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