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Hypoadiponectinemia as a marker of increased cardiovascular risk in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: correlation with albumin/creatinine ratio

ABSTRACT Objective: We assessed plasma adiponectin and its correlation with carotid intima-media-thickness (CIMT), as a marker of atherosclerosis, and urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Subjects and methods: The study included 100 Egyptian s...

Metabolic control and body composition of children and adolescents with phenylketonuria

ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize metabolic control and verify whether it has any relation with socioeconomic, demographic, and body composition variables in children and adolescents with phenylketonuria (PKU) diagnosed in the neonatal period. Methods: This cohort study collected retrospective data...

Mild and moderate Mannose Binding Lectin deficiency are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis in Brazilian patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective The potential association of mannose binding lectin (MBL) deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been investigated in several studies, but results have been mixed. One explanation for the conflicting results could be differences in ethnic background of study subjects. I...

Detecçäo de distúrbios metabólicos em deficientes mentais em Salvador - Ba

O presente estudo teve como objetivo determinar a freqüência de distúrbios metabólicos em deficientes mentais institucionalizados em Salvador-BA e em pacientes atendidos no Laboratório de Genética Médica do HIPES no ano de 1989. No 1§ grupo de pacientes, foram selecionados 297 indivíduos com def...