The "GG" genotype of rs26802 variant in the ghrelin gene is a potential protective factor against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Gholamreza RezamandTouraj MahmoudiSeidamir Pasha TabaeianHamid FarahaniFatemeh ShahinmehrHossein NobakhtReza DabiriAsadollah AsadiFariborz Mansour-GhanaeiMohammad Reza Zali

Published in: Physiology international (2021)

These findings proposed, for the first time, that the GHRL rs26802 "GG" genotype has a protective effect against NAFLD. Nonetheless, this observation warrants further investigations in other populations.

Keyphrases

copy number
genome wide
human health
gene expression
genome wide identification
risk assessment
genetic diversity
liver fibrosis