Decreased Retinol Binding Protein 4 Concentrations are Associated With Cholesterol Gallstone Disease

Decreased Retinol Binding Protein 4 Concentrations are Associated With Cholesterol Gallstone Disease

Circulating retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is associated with a variety of obesity-related diseases. This study investigated whether there were aberrant concentrations of RBP4 in cholesterol gallstone disease. Methods: Serum RBP4 levels of 100 cholesterol gallstone patients and 147 healthy control...

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Main Authors: Shen-Nien Wang, Yao-Tsung Yeh, Sen-Teh Wang, Yi-Ling Chen, Shih-Chang Chuang, Chen-Guo Ker, King-Teh Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
adipokine
cholesterol gallstone
insulin resistance
renal function
retinol binding protein 4
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664610600733

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