Does bariatric surgery influence plasma levels of fetuin-A and leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Background Fetuin-A and leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 (LECT-2) are liver-derived proteins. Fetuin-A is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obese patients with T2D have higher plasma fetuin-A levels than those without T2D. LECT-2 has positive correlation with the severity o...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Hsien-Hao Huang, Chun Yeh, Jung-Chien Chen, Tzong-Hsi Lee, Shu-Chun Chen, Wei-Jei Lee, Chih-Yen Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Fetuin-A Bariatric surgery Type 2 diabetes mellitus Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 Obesity Sleeve gastrectomy
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/4884.pdf