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Common genetic variations in CLOCK transcription factor are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

ABSTRACT: AIM:To investigate the role of gene variants and derived haplotypes of the CLOCK transcription factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and their relation with the disease severity. METHODS:A total of 136 patients with NAFLD and 64 healthy individuals were studied. Liver biopsy was performed in 91 patients. Six tag SNPs showing a minor allele frequency > 10% (rs1554483 C/G; rs11932595 A/G; rs4580704 C/G; rs6843722 A/C; rs6850524 C/G and rs4864548 A/G) encompassing 117 kb of chromosome 4 and representing 115 polymorphic sites (r(2) > 0.8) were genotyped. RESULTS:rs11932595 and rs6843722 showed significant associations with NAFLD (empiric P = 0.0449 and 0.023, respectively). A significant association was also observed between clinical or histologic spectrum of NAFLD and rs1554483 (empiric P = 0.0399), rs6843722 (empiric P = 0.0229) and rs6850524 (empiric P = 0.00899) and between fibrosis score and rs1554483 (empiric P = 0.02697), rs6843722 (empiric P = 0.01898) and rs4864548 (empiric P = 0.02697). Test of haplotypic association showed that CLOCK gene variant haplotypes frequencies in NAFLD individuals significantly differed from those in controls (empiric P = 0.0097). CONCLUSION:Our study suggests a potential role of the CLOCK polymorphisms and their haplotypes in susceptibility to NAFLD and disease severity.

SUBMITTER: Sookoian S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4250625 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Common genetic variations in CLOCK transcription factor are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Sookoian Silvia S Castaño Gustavo G Gemma Carolina C Gianotti Tomas-Fernández TF Pirola Carlos-Jose CJ

World journal of gastroenterology 20070801 31

<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate the role of gene variants and derived haplotypes of the CLOCK transcription factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and their relation with the disease severity.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 136 patients with NAFLD and 64 healthy individuals were studied. Liver biopsy was performed in 91 patients. Six tag SNPs showing a minor allele frequency > 10% (rs1554483 C/G; rs11932595 A/G; rs4580704 C/G; rs6843722 A/C; rs6850524 C/G and rs4864548 A/G) encompassing 117 kb ...[more]

PMID: 17696255

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Common genetic variations in CLOCK transcription factor are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Common genetic variations in CLOCK transcription factor are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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