title: Letter: PNPLA3, metabolic syndrome and NAFLD status in obese subjects--authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. harald.mangge@klinikum-graz.at.|BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria. harald.mangge@klinikum-graz.at.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mangge
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Metabolic Diseases and Medical Molecular Biology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.affiliation: General Practice for Internal Medicine, Bruck an der Mur, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schnedl
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008049:Lipase