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Change in vascular adhesion protein-1 and metabolic phenotypes after vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity.
Obesity research - 1 May 2005
Li Hung-Yuan, Lee Wei-Jei, Chen Mei-Ju, Chuang Lee-Ming
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OBJECTIVE: The association between circulating vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) and metabolic phenotypes has been shown to be inconsistent. The current study explored whether the changes in serum VAP-1 levels correlate with the changes in metabolic phenotypes after weight reduction surgery. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Clinical characteristics and serum VAP-1 levels in 20 morbidly obese subjects (mean BMI...
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