Insufficiency of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase is risk for lean non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Although obesity is undoubtedly major risk for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the presence of lean NASH patients with normal body mass index has been recognized. Here, we report that the insufficiency of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) is a risk for the lean NASH. The Pemt...

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Main Authors: Nakatsuka, Atsuko, Matsuyama, Makoto, Yamaguchi, Satoshi, Katayama, Akihiro, Eguchi, Jun, Murakami, Kazutoshi, Teshigawara, Sanae, Ogawa, Daisuke, Wada, Nozomu, Yasunaka, Tetsuya, Ikeda, Fusao, Takaki, Akinobu, Watanabe, Eijiro, Wada, Jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756298/