Lipid droplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease

A Zadoorian, X Du, H Yang - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Ubiquitous yet unique, lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are increasingly being
recognized for their versatility beyond energy storage. Advances uncovering the intricacies …

From target discovery to clinical drug development with human genetics

K Trajanoska, C Bhérer, D Taliun, S Zhou, JB Richards… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The substantial investments in human genetics and genomics made over the past three
decades were anticipated to result in many innovative therapies. Here we investigate the …

Update on NAFLD genetics: from new variants to the clinic

E Trépo, L Valenti - Journal of hepatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver diseases in high-
income countries and the burden of NAFLD is increasing at an alarming rate. The risk of …

Lipid droplets and liver disease: from basic biology to clinical implications

NL Gluchowski, M Becuwe, TC Walther… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles that store neutral lipids during times of energy excess
and serve as an energy reservoir during deprivation. Many prevalent metabolic diseases …

Hepatocellular carcinoma in the setting of alcohol-related liver disease

N Ganne-Carrié, P Nahon - Journal of hepatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Alcohol-related liver disease is the most prevalent type of chronic liver disease worldwide,
accounting for 30% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases and HCC-specific deaths …

Exome-wide association study identifies a TM6SF2 variant that confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

J Kozlitina, E Smagris, S Stender, BG Nordestgaard… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of liver disease. To
elucidate the molecular basis of NAFLD, we performed an exome-wide association study of …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: pathogenesis and disease spectrum

T Hardy, F Oakley, QM Anstee… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver dysfunction in
the Western world and is increasing owing to its close association with obesity and insulin …

Adiposity amplifies the genetic risk of fatty liver disease conferred by multiple loci

S Stender, J Kozlitina, BG Nordestgaard… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Complex traits arise from the interplay between genetic and environmental factors. The
actions of these factors usually appear to be additive, and few compelling examples of gene …

A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological …

M Vujkovic, S Ramdas, KM Lorenz, X Guo, R Darlay… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing cause of chronic liver disease. Using
a proxy NAFLD definition of chronic elevation of alanine aminotransferase (cALT) levels …

Human fatty liver disease: old questions and new insights

JC Cohen, JD Horton, HH Hobbs - Science, 2011 - science.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a burgeoning health problem that affects one-
third of adults and an increasing number of children in developed countries. The disease …