Open AccessHepatic Gene Networks in Morbidly Obese Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Samer Gawrieh,
Tesfaye M. Baye,
Melanie A. Carless,
James R. Wallace,
Richard Komorowski,
David E. Kleiner,
Deborah Andris,
Bassem Makladi,
Regina Cole,
Michael Charlton,
Joanne E. Curran,
Thomas D. Dyer,
Jac Charlesworth,
Russell A. Wilke,
John Blangero,
Ahmed H. Kissebah,
Michael Olivier
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
obesity surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1708-0428
pISSN - 0960-8923
DOI - 10.1007/s11695-010-0171-6
Subject(s) - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , gene , medicine , fatty liver , biological pathway , bioinformatics , disease , gene expression , biology , genetics
Genetic factors alter the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We sought to identify NAFLD-associated genes and elucidate gene networks and pathways involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD.