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SUBMITTER: Kopp J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4741011 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Köpp Julia J Fleßa Steffen S Lieb Wolfgang W Markus Marcello Ricardo Paulista MRP Teumer Alexander A Homuth Georg G Wallaschofski Henri H Marschall Paul P Völzke Henry H Baumeister Sebastian Edgar SE
BMC health services research 20160203
<h4>Background</h4>Hepatic steatosis confers an increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease and higher health services use. Associations of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) PNPLA3 rs738409 and TM6SF2 rs58542926 with hepatic steatosis have recently been established. This study investigates the association between rs738409 and rs58542926 with health services utilization in a general population.<h4>Methods</h4>Data of 3759 participants from Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP), a ...[more]