Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Genome-scale study reveals reduced metabolic adaptability in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

  • Tuulia Hyötyläinen,
  • Livnat Jerby,
  • Elina M. Petäjä,
  • Ismo Mattila,
  • Sirkku Jäntti,
  • Petri Auvinen,
  • Amalia Gastaldelli,
  • Hannele Yki-Järvinen,
  • Eytan Ruppin,
  • Matej Orešič

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9994
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a risk factor for other types of liver diseases. Here, the authors integrate transcriptomic and metabolomic data from patients with NAFLD with a genome-scale metabolic model to paint a comprehensive picture of liver function in NAFLD.