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ReviewGut and liver2025

Genetic Risk Factors for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.

Yiying Pei, George Boon-Bee Goh

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Review in Gut and liver, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Genetic Predisposition to MASLD: Potential for Therapeutic Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Multiscale Analysis of PNPLA2 and PNPLA3 Membrane Targeting.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  19. Impact of genotyping (Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yiying PeiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5118-8256
George Boon-Bee GohDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8221-5299

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is the most common cause of liver disease, and its burden on health systems worldwide continues to rise at an alarming rate. MASLD is a complex disease in which the interactions between susceptible genes and the environment influence the disease phenotype and severity. Advances in human genetics over the past few decades have provided new opportunities to improve our understanding of the multiple pathways involved in the pathogenesis of MASLD. Notably, the PNPLA3, TM6SF2, GCKR, MBOAT7 and HSD17B13 single nucleotide polymorphisms have been demonstrated to be robustly associated with MASLD development and disease progression. These genetic variants play crucial roles in lipid droplet remodeling, secretion of hepatic very low-density lipoprotein and lipogenesis, and understanding the biology has brought new insights to this field. This review discusses the current body of knowledge regarding these genetic drivers and how they can lead to development of MASLD, the complex interplay with metabolic factors such as obesity, and how this information has translated clinically into the development of risk prediction models and possible treatment targets.

Indexed as

Fatty LiverGenetic Predisposition to Disease17-Hydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesAcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingHumansLipaseMembrane ProteinsObesityPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk Factors17-Hydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesAcyltransferasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingGCKR protein, humanHSD17B13 protein, humanLipaseMBOAT7 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPNPLA3 protein, humanTM6SF2 protein, humanGeneticMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseasePNPLA3Risk stratificationTreatment

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PMID39774124
PMCPMC11736312

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