Serum adipocytokine profile and metabolic syndrome in young adult female dermatomyositis patients

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the frequency of metabolic syndrome in young adult female dermatomyositis patients and its possible association with clinical and laboratory dermatomyositis-related features and serum adipocytokines. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 35 dermatomyositis patients and...

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Main Authors: Marilda Guimarães Silva, Eduardo Ferreira Borba, Suzana Beatriz Veríssimo de Mello, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322016001200709&lng=en&tlng=en