Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PNPLA3
Associated Variants
PNPLA3 p.Ile148Met (p.I148M) ( ENST00000216180.8, ENST00000423180.2 )
PNPLA3 p.Ile148Met (p.I148M) ( ENST00000216180.8, ENST00000423180.2 )
Associated Disease
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
A recent genome-wide association study identified a genetic variant in the patatin-like phospholipase-3 (PNPLA3) gene (rs738409 C>G) associated with steatosis that was further demonstrated to influence severity of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Pubmed
21488075
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.264896707361267
Year of publication
2011
Drugs