Open AccessAssociation betweenUCP3gene polymorphisms and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese children
Author(s) -
Yanping Xu
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i35.5897
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , single nucleotide polymorphism , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , triglyceride , insulin resistance , fatty liver , endocrinology , waist–hip ratio , genotype , gastroenterology , biology , cholesterol , obesity , disease , genetics , gene
To confirm the hypothesis that polymorphisms of the uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) gene are associated with the occurrence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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