MAFLD: a consensus-driven proposed nomenclature for metabolic associated fatty liver disease

M Eslam, AJ Sanyal, J George, A Sanyal… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Fatty liver associated with metabolic dysfunction is common, affects a quarter of the
population, and has no approved drug therapy. Although pharmacotherapies are in …

Liver fibrosis: Pathophysiology, pathogenetic targets and clinical issues

M Parola, M Pinzani - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The progression of chronic liver diseases (CLD), irrespective of etiology, involves chronic
parenchymal injury, persistent activation of inflammatory response as well as sustained …

The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids

SE Graham, SL Clarke, KHH Wu, S Kanoni, GJM Zajac… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Increased blood lipid levels are heritable risk factors of cardiovascular disease with varied
prevalence worldwide owing to different dietary patterns and medication use. Despite …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its relationship with cardiovascular disease and other extrahepatic diseases

LA Adams, QM Anstee, H Tilg, G Targher - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Key physiological functions of the liver, including glucose and lipid metabolism, become
disturbed in the setting of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and may be associated …

Genetics and epigenetics of NAFLD and NASH: Clinical impact

M Eslam, L Valenti, S Romeo - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now recognised as the most common liver
disease worldwide. It encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions, from simple steatosis …

Dysregulated lipid metabolism links NAFLD to cardiovascular disease

A Deprince, JT Haas, B Staels - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly becoming a global health
problem. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of mortality in NAFLD …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

EM Brunt, VWS Wong, V Nobili, CP Day… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disorder characterized by excess accumulation
of fat in hepatocytes (nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL)); in up to 40% of individuals, there are …

Lipid droplets and liver disease: from basic biology to clinical implications

NL Gluchowski, M Becuwe, TC Walther… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles that store neutral lipids during times of energy excess
and serve as an energy reservoir during deprivation. Many prevalent metabolic diseases …

FINEMAP: efficient variable selection using summary data from genome-wide association studies

C Benner, CCA Spencer, AS Havulinna… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: The goal of fine-map** in genomic regions associated with complex diseases
and traits is to identify causal variants that point to molecular mechanisms behind the …

The MBOAT7-TMC4 variant rs641738 increases risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals of European descent

RM Mancina, P Dongiovanni, S Petta, P **itore… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of liver
damage and is characterized by steatosis. Genetic factors increase risk for progressive …