Role of TM6SF2 rs58542926 in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic pediatric fatty liver disease: A multiethnic study
Goffredo M, Caprio S, Feldstein AE, D'Adamo E, Shaw MM, Pierpont B, Savoye M, Zhao H, Bale AE, Santoro N. Role of TM6SF2 rs58542926 in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic pediatric fatty liver disease: A multiethnic study. Hepatology 2016, 63: 117-125. PMID: 26457389, PMCID: PMC4688225, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty liver diseaseHepatic fat contentLiver diseaseLiver biopsyTM6SF2 rs58542926Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity scorePediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHigh hepatic fat contentPediatric fatty liver diseaseHigher alanine aminotransferase levelsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseOral glucose tolerance testMinor alleleDisease Activity ScoreIntrahepatic fat accumulationUnderwent liver biopsyAlanine aminotransferase levelsFavorable lipoprotein profileGlucose tolerance testLiver panelAminotransferase levelsCardiovascular riskActivity scoreObese childrenLipoprotein profile