Retinol-binding protein 4: A new marker
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Salvatore Petta; Calogero Cammร ; Vito Di Marco; Nicola Alessi; Francesco Barbari
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is an adipocytokine associated with insulin resistance (IR). We tested serum levels of RBP4 to assess its link with steatosis in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Nondiabetic patients with CHC (n = 143) or