Biochemical Predictors of Early Onset Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Young Children with Obesity.
CONCLUSION: Although MS and NAFLD were more prevalent in adolescents, young children also demonstrated MS and NAFLD as obesity-related complications. Elevated serum γGT and uric acid levels may serve as biochemical predictors in detecting NAFLD in young children with obesity before investigation with abdominal USG.
PMID: 29651819 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - Category: General Medicine Authors: Kim JY, Cho J, Yang HR Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research
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