Association between markers of fatty liver disease and impaired glucose regulation in men and women from the general population: the KORA-F4-study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the elevated liver enzymes gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT), glutamate-oxalacetate transaminase (GOT) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) respectively are independently associated with pre...

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Main Authors: Ina-Maria Rückert, Margit Heier, Wolfgang Rathmann, Sebastian E Baumeister, Angela Döring, Christa Meisinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3151286?pdf=render