Investigation of Blood Betatrophin Levels in Obese Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BATTAL F. , Turkon H. , AYLANÇ N. , AYLANÇ H. , Yildirim S. , KAYMAZ N. , ...Daha Fazla

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION, cilt.21, ss.111-117, 2018 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 21 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5223/pghn.2018.21.2.111
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-117

Özet

Purpose: The prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among children and adolescents worldwide and is becoming an important health care problem in parallel with the increased prevalence of obesity pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Betatrophin is a newly define hormone that is commonly secreted by liver and plays role in glucose tolerance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum betatrophin levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children.