Low Complement C1q/TNF-related Protein-13 Levels are Associated with Childhood Obesity But not Binge Eating Disorder

Ibrahim Mert Erbas Ahu Paketçi Serkan Turan Ali Rıza Şişman Korcan Demir Ece Böber Ayhan Abaci

Published in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2022)

Childhood obesity seems to be causing dysregulation in adipokine production and function, including the down-regulation of CTRP-13. The positive correlation between CTRP-13 and HDL-C levels suggested a possible effect of this adipokine on lipid metabolism. Thus CTRP-13 may be a novel biomarker for dyslipidemia in childhood obesity.

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