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ArticleCancer science2024

Association of liver fibrosis with extrahepatic cancer in steatotic liver disease patients with PNPLA3 I148M GG genotype.

Jennifer Tai, Chao-Wei Hsu, Wei-Ting Chen, Sien-Sing Yang, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Rong-Nan Chien, Ming-Ling Chang

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Article in Cancer science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Impact of PNPLA3 I148M on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With MASLD.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer TaiDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chao-Wei HsuDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Ting ChenDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Sien-Sing YangLiver Center, Cathay General Hospital Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hsun ChiuMolecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Rong-Nan ChienDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ming-Ling ChangDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4902-4401
Chang Gung University · TWCathay General Hospital · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

Funding

Chang Gung Medical Research Program CMRPG1K0111~3; CMRPG1N0111~3; CMRPG3L1191~2; CMRPG3M0211~3National Science Council, Taiwan MOST111-2629-B-182-001-;MOST111-2314-B-182A-156-
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impacts of patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) I148M-rs738409, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) Ala222Val-rs1801133, and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) Glu504Lys-rs671 on the outcomes of Taiwanese patients with steatotic liver disease (SLD) have remained elusive. An 8-year prospective cohort study of patients with (n = 546) and without (n = 580) SLD (controls) was undertaken in a Taiwanese tertiary care center. The 546 SLD patients comprised 306 (56.0%) men and 240 (44.0%) women with mean ages of 53.3 and 56.4 years, respectively. Compared with the controls, SLD patients had an increased frequency of the PNPLA3 I148M-rs738409 GG genotype (25.5 vs. 5.9%, p = 0.001). Among the SLD patients, 236 (43.1%) suffered cardiovascular events, 52 (9.5%) showed extrahepatic cancers, 13 (2.38%) experienced hepatic events, including hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 3, 0.5%) and liver cirrhosis (n = 8, 1.47%), and none died. The Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) scores were associated with extrahepatic cancer (hazard ratio [HR] 1.325; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.038-1.691) and cirrhosis development (HR 1.532; 95% CI, 1.055-2.224), and the PNPLA3 I148M-rs738409 G allele (β = 0.158, 95% CI, 0.054-0.325) was associated with the FIB-4 score. Stratified analyses showed that the impact of the FIB-4 score on extrahepatic cancer development was evident only in SLD patients with the PNPLA3 I148M-rs738409 GG genotype (HR 1.543; 95% CI, 1.195-1.993) and not in patients with the GC or CC genotype. Moreover, the ALDH2 Glu504Lys-rs671 G allele had a dose-dependent effect on alcoholism, and the MTHFR and ALDH2 genotypes were not significantly associated with SLD patient outcomes. In conclusion, special vigilance should be exercised for emerging extrahepatic cancer in SLD patients with the PNPLA3 I148M-rs738409 GG genotype and high FIB-4 scores.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAcyltransferasesAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProspective StudiesAcyltransferasesAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialALDH2 protein, humanPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPNPLA3 protein, humanALDH2cancerfatty liverFIB-4MTHFRPNPLA3

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PMID38083881
PMCPMC10859614
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