Human hepatic gene expression signature of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression, a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a wide-spread chronic liver condition that places patients at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and may progress to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma if untreated. Challenges in clinical and basic research are caused by poor understanding of NAFLD mechanisms. The purpose of current study is to describe molecular changes occurring in human liver during NAFLD progression by defining a reproducible gene expression signature. We conduct a systematic meta-analysis of published human gene expression studies on liver biopsies and bariatric surgery samples of NAFLD patients. We relate gene expression levels with histology scores using regression models and identify a set of genes showing consistent-sign associations with NAFLD progression t

SUBMITTER: Ryaboshapkina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5617840 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature