Hyperferritinemia and hyperuricemia may be associated with liver function abnormality in obese adolescents.

Hyperferritinemia and hyperuricemia may be associated with liver function abnormality in obese adolescents.

The iron status in human body and its association with liver function in adolescents was rarely studied. The objective was to investigate the association among the levels of serum ferritin, uric acid and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in adolescents.A total of 2090 adolescents negative for hepatitis...

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Main Authors: Solomon Chih Cheng Chen, Ya Fang Huang, Jung Der Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485375?pdf=render

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