Frequency of increased aminotransferases levels and associated metabolic abnormalities in obese and overweight children of an elementary school in Mexico City

Background: Elevated ALT is an indirect marker of NAFLD in patients with non-alcohol abuse and without other known causes of chronic hepatitis. Obesity, type 2 diabetes and some dyslipidemias are associated to this condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of increased amin...

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Main Authors: Judith Flores-Calderón, Rita A Gómez-Díaz, Gabriela Rodríguez-Gómez, Segundo Morán-Villota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119320538

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