Serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein levels: An indicator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese individuals.

Yiting XuXiaojing MaXiaoping PanXingxing HeYufei WangYuqian Bao

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

Serum A-FABP levels were significantly elevated in NAFLD patients among a population with normal glucose tolerance. Serum A-FABP levels were independently correlated with NAFLD after adjusting for confounding factors.

Keyphrases

binding protein
fatty acid
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
adipose tissue
prognostic factors
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
patient reported outcomes