Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 2020: the state of the disease

TG Cotter, M Rinella - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease, with a worldwide
prevalence of 25%. In the United States, NAFLD and its subtype, nonalcoholic …

Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

P Strnad, NG McElvaney… - New England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency AAT is a protease inhibitor targeting neutrophil elastase. It
prevents the destruction of tissue, particularly in the lung, from elastase activity. AAT …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of non-alcoholic fatty liver and steatohepatitis in a histologically characterised cohort☆

QM Anstee, R Darlay, S Cockell, M Meroni… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Genetic factors associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) remain incompletely understood. To date, most genome-wide association studies …

Recent advances in alcohol-related liver disease (ALD): summary of a Gut round table meeting

MA Avila, JF Dufour, AL Gerbes, F Zoulim, R Bataller… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), which includes a range of disorders of different severity
and is one of the most prevalent types of liver disease worldwide, has recently regained …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of secondary causes of steatohepatitis

R Liebe, I Esposito, HH Bock, S Vom Dahl, J Stindt… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The term non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) was originally coined to describe hepatic fat
deposition as part of the metabolic syndrome. However, a variety of rare hereditary liver and …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic pathways in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: insights from systems biology

S Sookoian, CJ Pirola, L Valenti, NO Davidson - Hepatology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a burgeoning worldwide epidemic
whose etiology reflects multiple interactions between environmental and genetic factors …

Loss of hepatic Mboat7 leads to liver fibrosis

VR Thangapandi, O Knittelfelder, M Brosch… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The rs641738C> T variant located near the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase
domain containing 7 (MBOAT7) locus is associated with fibrosis in liver diseases, including …

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: A re-surfacing adult liver disorder

M Fromme, CV Schneider, C Trautwein… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) arises from mutations in the SERPINA1
gene encoding alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) that lead to AAT retention in the endoplasmic …

Genome‐wide association study and meta‐analysis on alcohol‐associated liver cirrhosis identifies genetic risk factors

TH Schwantes‐An, R Darlay, P Mathurin… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Only a minority of heavy drinkers progress to alcohol‐associated
cirrhosis (ALC). The aim of this study was to identify common genetic variants that underlie …

Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes

R Pazoki, M Vujkovic, J Elliott, E Evangelou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Serum concentration of hepatic enzymes are linked to liver dysfunction, metabolic and
cardiovascular diseases. We perform genetic analysis on serum levels of alanine …