Glucokinase Regulatory Protein Gene Polymorphism Affects Liver Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Salvatore Petta; Luca Miele; Elisabetta Bugianesi; Calogero Cammà; Chiara Rosso; Stefania Boccia; Daniela Cabibi; Vito Di Marco; Stefania Grimaudo; Antonio Grieco; Rosaria Maria Pipitone; Giulio Marchesini; Antonio Craxì

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087523

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Glucokinase Regulatory Protein Gene Polymorphism Affects Liver Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Salvatore Petta ,

* E-mail: petsa@inwind.it

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Luca Miele,

Affiliation Institute of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Elisabetta Bugianesi,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Calogero Cammà,

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Chiara Rosso,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Stefania Boccia,

Affiliation Institute of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Daniela Cabibi,

Affiliation Cattedra di Anatomia Patologica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Vito Di Marco,

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Stefania Grimaudo,

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Antonio Grieco,

Affiliation Institute of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Rosaria Maria Pipitone,

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Giulio Marchesini,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina e Gastroenterologia, “Alma Mater Studiorum,” Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Antonio Craxì

Affiliation Sezione di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Glucokinase Regulatory Protein Gene Polymorphism Affects Liver Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Salvatore Petta,
Luca Miele,
Elisabetta Bugianesi,
Calogero Cammà,
Chiara Rosso,
Stefania Boccia,
Daniela Cabibi,
Vito Di Marco,
Stefania Grimaudo,
Antonio Grieco

Published: February 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087523

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