Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Declines in Response to an Oral Glucose Load and Is Correlated with Vitamin D and BMI but Not Diabetes Status in Children and Young Adults | Zendy

Allison C. Sylvetsky | Zendy; Najy Issa | Zendy; Avinash Chandran | Zendy; Rebecca J. Brown | Zendy; Hussam Alamri | Zendy; Gabriella Aitcheson | Zendy; Mary Walter | Zendy; Kristina I. Rother | Zendy

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Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Declines in Response to an Oral Glucose Load and Is Correlated with Vitamin D and BMI but Not Diabetes Status in Children and Young Adults

Author(s) -

Allison C. Sylvetsky,

Najy Issa,

Avinash Chandran,

Rebecca J. Brown,

Hussam Alamri,

Gabriella Aitcheson,

Mary Walter,

Kristina I. Rother

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

hormone research in paediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1663-2826

pISSN - 1663-2818

DOI - 10.1159/000466692

Subject(s) - pedf , medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , obesity , type 2 diabetes , vitamin , type 1 diabetes , vitamin d and neurology , vegf receptors

Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is associated with obesity and diabetes complications in adults, yet little is known about PEDF in younger individuals. We investigated the relationship between PEDF and various metabolic biomarkers in young healthy volunteers (HV) and similar-aged patients with diabetes (type 1 and type 2).

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