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Serum resistin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their relationship to severity of liver disease

Published in: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume 15 , issue 1 , 2010 , pages: 53–56

DOI: 10.1080/22201009.2010.10872225

Author(s): A Murad Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt , H Hassan Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt , H Husein Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt , A Ayad Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt

Keywords: resistin , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , insulin resistance

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Abstract

Background: Resistin is a hormone that is linked to the development of insulin resistance (IR), but information on the direct relationship of resistin levels in humans with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and their effect on the histological severity of NAFLD, is lacking.

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