Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity

Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity

Background: There is a pressing need for effective and non-invasive biomarkers to track intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) in children at-risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as standard-of-care reference tools, liver biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are impractical to monit...

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Main Authors: Emir Tas, Shasha Bai, Xiawei Ou, Kelly Mercer, Haixia Lin, Kori Mansfield, Robert Buchmann, Eva C. Diaz, Jon Oden, Elisabet Børsheim, Sean H. Adams, Jonathan Dranoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
fibroblast growth factor-21
adiponectin
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
childhood obesity
intrahepatic triglyceride
magnetic resonace imaging (MRI)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00654/full

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