Open AccessPro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 in patients with fatty liver diseases
Author(s) -
Johannes W. Rey,
A Noetel,
Aline Hardt,
Ali Canbay,
Hakan Alakus,
Axel zur Hausen,
Hans Peter Dienes,
Uta Drebber,
Margarete Odenthal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5830
Subject(s) - steatohepatitis , fatty liver , medicine , alcoholic fatty liver , gastroenterology , metabolic syndrome , allele , population , odds ratio , endocrinology , biology , disease , genetics , gene , obesity , environmental health
To test the occurrence of the Pro12Ala mutation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ)2-gene in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD).