Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People - Phoenix Bioscience Core

Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People - Phoenix Bioscience Core

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Study improves our understanding of steatotic liver disease in an understudied population PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 15, 2025) — Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have identified several genetic variants related to the accumulation of liver fat in normal-weight individuals, a population often overlooked in studies of metabolic liver disease.Their findings, pu…

The fat in the liver, or liver steatosis, is the excess amount of fat in the liver cells. Often, there are no symptoms in the initial stages, but can develop for more serious diseases such as fatty liver, fibrosis and cirrhosis. The condition is reversible in most cases, especially with changes in life-style, such as healthy nutrition, weight loss and regular practice of physical activity. According to the gas surgery Adolfo Cesar Rodrigues Chan…