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Leptin gene Polymorphism and Leptin protein levels in Pediatric Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry - 3 May 2024
Awad Samah M, Elgazzar Hanaa M, Hassan Eman H, Allam Esraa T, Zaid Ahmed B, Elkhadry Sally W, Rizk Sara K, Fotoh Dina S, Salem Tahany Abd El Hamid
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BACKGROUND: Leptin plays a role in regulating energy balance, immunity, and inflammation. Studies suggest higher leptin levels might be associated with various autoimmune diseases. Most of them were in adult. To our knowledge, our study is one of the few that describe serum leptin level and leptin gene polymorphism in children with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). OBJECTIVE: Our study aims to explore the association...
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