Serum Fetuin-A Levels in Obese Children with Biopsy Proven Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Fetuin-A has been proposed as a marker of liver damage in adults with obesity-related NAFLD. The aim of this study was to test serum fetuin-A concentrations in obese children with NAFLD diagnosed either by ultrasonography or by liver biopsy and to determine its applicability as predictive tool in pediatric NAFLD.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - October 3, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: V. Pampanini, E. Inzaghi, D. Germani, A. Alterio, A. Puglianiello, A. Alisi, V. Nobili, S. Cianfarani Source Type: research