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Association of HSD17B13 rs72613567:TA with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanics/Latinos

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Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) disproportionately affects Hispanic/Latinos and rates of NAFLD vary among Hispanics from different background groups. Genetic variants and continental ancestry contribute to NAFLD disparities among Hispanics.… Click to show full abstract

Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) disproportionately affects Hispanic/Latinos and rates of NAFLD vary among Hispanics from different background groups. Genetic variants and continental ancestry contribute to NAFLD disparities among Hispanics. We evaluated two newly identified NAFLD‐associated single nucleotide polymorphisms of HSD17B13, rs72613567:TA and rs62305723:A in Hispanics/Latinos.

Keywords: alcoholic fatty; fatty liver; non alcoholic; hsd17b13 rs72613567; hispanics latinos; liver disease

Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2020

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