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

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

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