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Glucose intolerance and hypoadiponectinemia are already present in lean patients with chronic hepatitis C infected with genotype non-3 viruses.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Aug 2007
Anty Rodolphe, Gelsi Eve, Giudicelli Jean, Mariné-Barjoan Eugenia, Gual Philippe, Benzaken Sylvia, Saint-Paul Marie-Christine, Sadoul Jean Louis, Huet Pierre Michel, Tran Albert
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OBJECTIVES: Steatosis and metabolic abnormalities seem to be frequent and deleterious in chronic hepatitis C. Changes in glucose homeostasis and in adiponectin levels, an adipokine with anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitive properties, were evaluated in patients with chronic hepatitis C according to steatosis, liver fibrosis and body mass index. METHODS: Seventy-three patients with chronic hepatitis C (40 men,...
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