Heart-type fatty acid binding protein is associated with proteinuria in obesity.

Heart-type fatty acid binding protein is associated with proteinuria in obesity.

RATIONALE: Lipid metabolism contributes to the formation of obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG). Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP or FABP3) is involved in lipid metabolism and was predicted to relate to renal lesions in obesity. METHODS: A total of 28 patients with ORG were investigate...

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Main Authors: Hui-Mei Chen, Chun-Xia Zheng, Qing Gao, Yong-Chun Ge, Zhi-Hong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445507?pdf=render

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