Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6108068 | Journal of Hepatology | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
These twin data suggest that approximately 60% of the variation in S-ALT, a marker of liver fat content, is genetically determined.
Keywords
NAFLDDEXA1H MRSd.f.ALTAICserum aspartate aminotransferaseserum alanine aminotransferaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisMRIinsulinDizygoticnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingdual-energy X-ray absorptiometrydegrees of freedomTwinsbody mass indexBMIProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyconfidence intervalAkaike information criterionMonozygoticNash HeritabilitySingle nucleotide polymorphismLiver fatSNP
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Authors
Janne Makkonen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio, Hannele Yki-Järvinen,