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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2021

The PNPLA3 rs738409 Variant but not MBOAT7 rs641738 is a Risk Factor for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese U.S. Children of Hispanic Ethnicity.

Sana Mansoor, Anshu Maheshwari, Matthew Di Guglielmo, Katryn Furuya, Makala Wang, Erin Crowgey, Zarela Molle-Rios, Zhaoping He

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sana MansoorDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-6294
Anshu MaheshwariDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-9021
Matthew Di GuglielmoDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-0437
Katryn FuruyaDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7575-4443
Makala WangDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0034-3260
Erin CrowgeyDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-0389
Zarela Molle-RiosDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6495-0812
Zhaoping HeDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4722-1674
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe rs641738 C>T in membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 7 (MBOAT7) is implicated, along with the rs738409 C>G polymorphism in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3), in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The association of these polymorphisms and NAFLD are investigated in Hispanic children with obesity.

methodsObese children with and without NAFLD were enrolled at a pediatric tertiary care health system and genotyped for MBOAT7 rs641738 C>T and PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G. NAFLD was characterized by the ultrasonographic presence of hepatic steatosis along with persistently elevated liver enzymes. Genetic variants and demographic and biochemical data were analyzed for the effects on NAFLD.

resultsAmong 126 enrolled subjects, 84 in the case group had NAFLD and 42 in the control group did not. The two groups had similar demographic distribution. NAFLD was associated with abnormal liver enzymes and elevated triglycerides and cholesterol (

conclusionIn Hispanic children with obesity, PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G polymorphism increased the risk for NAFLD. The role of MBOAT7 rs641738 variant in NAFLD is less evident.

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Hispanic AmericansLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePediatric obesityPolymorphism, genetic

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