A common variant in the patatin‐like phospholipase 3 gene (PNPLA3) is associated with fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents
Santoro N, Kursawe R, D'Adamo E, Dykas DJ, Zhang CK, Bale AE, Calí AM, Narayan D, Shaw MM, Pierpont B, Savoye M, Lartaud D, Eldrich S, Cushman SW, Zhao H, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A common variant in the patatin‐like phospholipase 3 gene (PNPLA3) is associated with fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents. Hepatology 2010, 52: 1281-1290. PMID: 20803499, PMCID: PMC3221304, DOI: 10.1002/hep.23832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatatin-like phospholipase 3 geneNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseG alleleHepatic steatosisLiver diseaseLow leptinObese youthPeripheral glucose disposal rateAdipogenesis/lipogenesisHepatic glucose production ratePNPLA3 G alleleGlucose disposal ratePeripheral insulin resistanceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSirtuin 1 expressionSubcutaneous fat biopsiesHepatic fat contentAdipocyte cell sizeSubset of subjectsAdipose cell sizeMagnetic resonance imagingAfrican AmericansCommon variantsExpression of PNPLA3