Serum Ferritin Correlates With Liver Fat in Male Adolescents With Obesity

Serum Ferritin Correlates With Liver Fat in Male Adolescents With Obesity

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) contributes essentially to the burden of obesity and can start in childhood. NAFLD can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The early phase of NAFLD is crucial because during this time the disease is fully reversible. Pediatric NAFLD shows uni...

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Main Authors: Katharina Mörwald, Elmar Aigner, Peter Bergsten, Susanne M. Brunner, Anders Forslund, Joel Kullberg, Hakan Ahlström, Hannes Manell, Kirsten Roomp, Sebastian Schütz, Fanni Zsoldos, Wilfried Renner, Dieter Furthner, Katharina Maruszczak, Stephan Zandanell, Daniel Weghuber, Harald Mangge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
liver fat content
serum ferritin
pediatric obesity
non-alcocholic fatty liver disease
pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00340/full

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