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Observational studyPediatric research2019

Genetic and metabolic predictors of hepatic fat content in a cohort of Italian children with obesity.

Alessia Di Costanzo, Lucia Pacifico, Claudio Chiesa, Francesco Massimo Perla, Fabrizio Ceci, Antonio Angeloni, Laura D'Erasmo, Michele Di Martino, Marcello Arca

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Observational study in Pediatric research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Perspectives on youth-onset nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessia Di CostanzoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy. alessia.dicostanzo@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8359-6599
Lucia PacificoDepartment of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Claudio ChiesaInstitute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Francesco Massimo PerlaDepartment of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio CeciDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Antonio AngeloniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Laura D'ErasmoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Michele Di MartinoDepartment of Radiology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Marcello ArcaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto di Farmacologia Traslazionale · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo comprehensively explore metabolic and genetic contributors to liver fat accumulation in overweight/obese children.

methodsTwo hundred thirty Italian children with obesity were investigated for metabolic parameters and genotyped for PNPLA3, TM6SF2, GCKR, and MBOAT7 gene variants. Percentage hepatic fat content (HFF%) was measured by nuclear magnetic resonance.

resultsHFF% was positively related with BMI, HOMA

conclusionsOur data highlighted the predominant role of genetic factors in determining the amount of liver fat content in children with obesity.

Indexed as

AcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdipose TissueAdolescentAllelesBody Mass IndexChildDNAFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansItalyLipaseLiverAcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDNAGCKR protein, humanLipaseMBOAT7 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPNPLA3 protein, humanTM6SF2 protein, human

Identifiers

PMID30710115
PMCPMC6760560
OpenAlexW2914454307

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