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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2021

Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Xanthelasma Palpebrarum.

Hsuan-Wei Chen, Jung-Chun Lin, Ying-Hsuen Wu, Yi-Lin Chiu

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hsuan-Wei ChenDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jung-Chun LinDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5059-8766
Ying-Hsuen Wu *Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Yi-Lin Chiu *Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1827-6924
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWChina Medical University · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundXanthelasma palpebrarum (XP) is a sign of hyperlipidemia and is closely linked to atherosclerosis. Since fatty liver shares similar risk factors with atherosclerosis, we hypothesized that patients with XP are also at risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, 37 patients with XP were compared with sex- and age-matched controls undergoing general health examination. Moreover, demographic information and lipid profiles were compared. The risk of NAFLD was evaluated using the hepatic steatosis and ZJU indices. In addition, we analyzed publicly available RNA sequencing data from the GSE48452 and GSE61260 datasets in the Gene Expression Omnibus database.

findingsPatients with XP had higher scores of hepatic steatosis index (37 ± 1.13 vs 32 ± 0.82, p=0.0006) and ZJU index (38.77 ± 1.0 vs 33.88 ± 0.74, p=0.0002). In addition, they had higher levels of lipid parameters, including total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and fasting glucose. Among patients with fatty liver, individuals presenting with XP showed higher serum levels of total cholesterol (216 ± 10.4 vs 188.9 ± 7.6, p=0.04), fasting glucose (117.1 ± 6.4 vs 98.3 ± 2.4, p=0.002), and low-density lipoprotein (145.1 ± 8.7 vs 115.6 ± 6.4, p=0.009) than those without XP. In gene expression analysis, individuals presenting with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis showed higher

conclusionOur results suggest that individuals with XP have a higher risk of progression to NAFLD and develop a more severe dyslipidemia.

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fatty liverNAFLDNASHxanthelasmaxanthoma

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