Genetics of Common Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Gastroenterology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1492-1495

  Speliotes, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 65249120837     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.020     Document Type: Editorial

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