Plasma midkine concentrations in healthy children, children with increased and decreased adiposity, and children with short stature.

<h4>Background</h4>Midkine (MDK), one of the heparin-binding growth factors, is highly expressed in multiple organs during embryogenesis. Plasma concentrations have been reported to be elevated in patients with a variety of malignancies, in adults with obesity, and in children with short...

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Main Authors: Youn Hee Jee, Kun Song Lee, Shanna Yue, Ellen W Leschek, Matthew G Boden, Aysha Jadra, Anne Klibanski, Priya Vaidyanathan, Madhusmita Misra, Young Pyo Chang, Jack A Yanovski, Jeffrey Baron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224103