Donor PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype is a steatosis. A post-transplant biopsy-based study

& Aims The rs738409 c.444C > G (p.I148 M) polymorphism in PNPLA3 is a major factor predisposing to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the study was to clarify the impact of liver and extrahepatic expression of the PNPLA3 p.148 M variant on liver graft steatosis after liver transplantation.

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