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Parental obesity and offspring serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels: the Framingham heart study.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2008
Loomba Rohit, Hwang Shih-Jen, O'Donnell Christopher J, Ellison R Curtis, Vasan Ramachandran S, D'Agostino Ralph B, Liang T Jake, Fox Caroline S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Obesity is an important correlate of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels. We sought to examine the relations between parental obesity and the serum ALT and AST levels among offspring in a community-based sample. METHODS: Participants (n = 1732) of the Framingham Offspring Study (50% women; mean age, 42 years) who had serum ALT and AST measurements...
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