# Genetic Polymorphisms of the Human PNPLA3 Gene Are Strongly Associated with Severity of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Japanese

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-polymorphisms-of-the-human-pnpla3-gene-are-strongly-associated-with/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Takahisa Kawaguchi,Yoshio Sumida,Atsushi Umemura,Keitaro Matsuo,Meiko Takahashi,Toshinari Takamura,Kohichiroh Yasui,Toshiji Saibara,Etsuko Hashimoto,Miwa Kawanaka,Sumio Watanabe,Sumio Kawata,Yasuharu Imai,Miki Kokubo,Toshihide Shima,Hyohun Park,Hideo Tanaka,Kazuo Tajima,Ryo Yamada,Fumihiko Matsuda,Takeshi Okanoue4 for the Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (JSG-NAFLD) |
| Citations | 266 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0038322 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038322&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2035499278 |
| PMID | 22719876 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2012 |

## Paper authors

- [Toshinari Takamura](https://scholariq.org/researchers/toshinari-takamura/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS ONE](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-one/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

## Paper topics

- [Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-cardiovascular-risks-and-lipoproteins/)
- [Liver Diseases and Immunity](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-diseases-and-immunity/)

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