YKL-40 and Alcoholic Liver and Pancreas Damage and Disease in 86258 Individuals from the General Population: Cohort and Mendelian Randomization Studies
Author(s) -
Alisa D. Kjærgaard,
Stig E. Bojesen,
Børge G. Nordestgaard,
Julia S. Johansen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2014.229096
Subject(s) - alcoholic liver disease , medicine , mendelian randomization , gastroenterology , population , hazard ratio , odds ratio , liver disease , mean corpuscular volume , alcoholic hepatitis , cirrhosis , endocrinology , genotype , biology , confidence interval , genetics , hematocrit , environmental health , genetic variants , gene
We tested the hypothesis that observationally and genetically increased YKL-40 concentrations are associated with alcoholic liver and pancreas damage and disease.
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