MRI scans and DNA data uncover new genetic links to fatty liver disease

Fatty liver illness is characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides—a benignant of fat—in the liver. The illness has a beardown familial component, but until now, cognition astir which genes power its improvement has been limited. To summation a amended understanding, researchers astatine Karolinska Institutet analyzed familial information and MRI scans from 71,488 radical of European descent successful the British UK Biobank database.