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Genetic Variation in HSD17B13 Reduces the Risk of Developing Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Alcohol Misusers

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2019

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Felix Stickel, Philipp Lutz, Stephan Buch, Hans Dieter Nischalke, Inês Pires da Silva, Vanessa Rausch, Janett Fischer, Karl Heinz Weiss, Daniel Gotthardt, Jonas Rosendahl,
Hepatology

Abstract

Carriage of variants in PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 differentially affect the risk for developing advanced alcohol-related liver disease. A genotypic/phenotypic risk score might facilitate earlier diagnosis of HCC in this population.

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