Significance of autoantibody seropositivity in children with obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Toshifumi YodoshiSarah OrkinAna Catalina Arce-ClacharKristin BramlageStavra A XanthakosMarialena MouzakiPamela L Valentino

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2020)

Positive ANA and ASMA are common in children with NAFLD; however, anti-LKM positivity is not. ANA positivity is associated with more severe steatosis.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
young adults
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
adipose tissue
weight gain
physical activity
liver fibrosis