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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2024

No association of NAFLD-related polymorphisms in PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in an Austrian population study.

Georg Semmler, Lorenz Balcar, Sarah Wernly, Leonora Datz, Marie Semmler, Lea Rosenstatter, Felix Stickel, Elmar Aigner, Bernhard Wernly, Christian Datz

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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Georg SemmlerDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Lorenz BalcarDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Sarah WernlyDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Leonora DatzDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Marie SemmlerDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Lea RosenstatterFirst Department of Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Felix StickelDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Elmar AignerFirst Department of Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Bernhard WernlyDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Christian DatzDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. c.datz@kh-oberndorf.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7838-4532
Paracelsus Medical University · ATUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CH

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BACKGROUND AND

aimsSingle-nucleotide-polymorphisms in PNPLA3-rs738409 and the TM6SF2-rs58542926, associated with metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), have been discussed as potentially protective for cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, we aimed to study the associations of PNPLA3/TM6SF2 variants with MAFLD and cardiovascular risk in a population-based sample of asymptomatic patients.

methodsThe study cohort comprised 1742 patients of European decent aged 45-80 years from a registry study undergoing screening colonoscopy for colorectal cancer between 2010 and 2014. SCORE2 and Framingham risk score calculated to assess cardiovascular risk. Data on survival were obtained from the national death registry

resultsHalf of included patients were male (52%, 59 ± 10 years), 819 (47%) carried PNPLA3‑G and 278 (16%) TM6SF2-T-alleles. MAFLD (PNPLA3‑G-allele: 46% vs. 41%, p = 0.041; TM6SF2‑T-allele: 54% vs. 42%, p < 0.001) was more frequent in patients harbouring risk alleles with both showing independent associations with MAFLD on multivariable binary logistic regression analysis. While median Framingham risk score was lower in PNPLA3‑G-allele carriers (10 vs. 8, p = 0.011), SCORE2 and established cardiovascular diseases were similar across carriers vs. non-carriers of the respective risk-alleles. During a median follow-up of 9.1 years, neither PNPLA3‑G-allele nor TM6SF2‑T-allele was associated with overall nor with cardiovascular mortality.

conclusionCarriage of PNPLA3/TM6SF2 risk alleles could not be identified as significant factor for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in asymptomatic middle-aged individuals undergoing screening colonoscopy.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesMembrane ProteinsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentAcyltransferasesAgedAged, 80 and overAustriaCause of DeathFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLipaseMaleMiddle AgedAcyltransferasesLipaseMembrane ProteinsPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPNPLA3 protein, humanTM6SF2 protein, humanCardiovascular riskMAFLDPNPLA3TM6SF2

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