Liver Biomarkers and Lipid Profiles in Mexican and Mexican-American 10- to 14-Year-Old Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Liver Biomarkers and Lipid Profiles in Mexican and Mexican-American 10- to 14-Year-Old Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Liver enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) are markers for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); alkaline phosphatase is a marker of liver disease. Mexican-American adolescents are disproportionately affected by T2DM, while in Mexico its prevalence is emerging. We a...

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Main Authors: Ana Cecilia Fernández-Gaxiola, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, Kimberly Fulda, Ana Laura Guadarrama López, Beatriz E. Martínez-Carrillo, Susan F. Franks, Shane Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4262536
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