title: Methodological concerns about a recent meta-analysis of the influence of the I148M variant of patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 on the susceptibility and histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiang-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fu-Zhou
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Hua
mesh_terms: D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D000217:Acyltransferases; D054512:Phospholipases A2, Calcium-Independent
chemical_list: D008049:Lipase; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C533682:PNPLA3 protein, human; D000217:Acyltransferases; D054512:Phospholipases A2, Calcium-Independent