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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (11): 1309-1314.

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Genetic research on the incidence of alcoholic liver disease

LIN Xiuxian 1,2, CHEN Dan 1,2, ZHAO Qing 1,2, CHEN Yao 1,2   

  1. 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China; 2 Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China
  • Received:2017-03-27 Revised:2017-09-12 Online:2017-11-26 Published:2017-12-11

Abstract:

Alcoholic liver disease is the chronic liver injury caused by alcohol abuse, which is a serious threat to global public health and social development. However, the incidence of alcoholic liver disease has great individual differences. The genetic polymorphisms associated with alcohol metabolism enzyme, lipid storage, inflammatory response and fibrosis can affect the risk of alcoholic liver disease. In addition, recent genome-wide association studies have also found the PNPLA3 rs738409 and other SNPs which were proved to be associated with alcoholic liver disease susceptibility in different populations. These studies are of great significance to further understand the pathogenesis and clinical diagnosis, prevention and treatment of alcoholic liver disease. This article reviews the recent studies related to association between gene polymorphism and alcoholic liver disease susceptibility.

Key words: alcoholic liver disease, susceptibility, genetic polymorphism, PNPLA3

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