Association Between HLA Polymorphisms and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Study
In this RA cohort, metabolic factors (particularly BMI and triglycerides) were the dominant predictors of CAP-defined steatosis. No robust association between the tested HLA markers and steatosis or fibrosis was identified. Trend-level signals-most notably HLA-DRB1*15 for fibrosis-should be considered hypothesis-generating and warrant replication in larger, adequately powered cohorts.
Authors
- Filip Blažić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-5668)
- Nataša Katalinić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-9275)
- Tatjana Zekić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-5394)
- Nada Starcević Cizmarević
- Aleksandar Čubranić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1590-0450)
Institutions
- University of Rijeka (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases14030113
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00