Impact of PNPLA3 and IFNL3 polymorphisms on hepatic steatosis in Asian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chao-Min Huang; Kuo-Chin Chang; Chao-Hung Hung; King-Wah Chiu; Sheng-Nan Lu; Jing-Houng Wang; Chien-Hung Chen; Kwong-Ming Kee; Yuan-Hung Kuo; Ming-Chao Tsai; Po-Lin Tseng; Ming-Tsung Lin; Cheng-Kun Wu; Tsung-Hui Hu; Chung-Lung Cho; Yi-Hao Yen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0182204

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Impact of PNPLA3 and IFNL3 polymorphisms on hepatic steatosis in Asian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chao-Min Huang,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kuo-Chin Chang,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chao-Hung Hung,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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King-Wah Chiu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sheng-Nan Lu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jing-Houng Wang,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chien-Hung Chen,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kwong-Ming Kee,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yuan-Hung Kuo,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ming-Chao Tsai,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Po-Lin Tseng,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ming-Tsung Lin,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Cheng-Kun Wu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tsung-Hui Hu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chung-Lung Cho,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yi-Hao Yen

* E-mail: cassellyen@yahoo.com.tw

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Impact of PNPLA3 and IFNL3 polymorphisms on hepatic steatosis in Asian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chao-Min Huang,
Kuo-Chin Chang,
Chao-Hung Hung,
King-Wah Chiu,
Sheng-Nan Lu,
Jing-Houng Wang,
Chien-Hung Chen,
Kwong-Ming Kee,
Yuan-Hung Kuo,
Ming-Chao Tsai

Published: August 10, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182204

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