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Clinical and biochemical markers of visceral adipose tissue activity: Body mass index, visceral adiposity index, leptin, adiponectin, and matrix metalloproteinase-3. Correlation with Gleason patterns 4 and 5 at prostate biopsy

CONTEXT: The correlation between aggressive prostate cancer and obesity mainly based on body mass index (BMI) and pathology after surgery remains controversial. AIMS: The aim of the study was to correlate BMI, visceral adiposity index (VAI), and the plasmatic levels of leptin, adiponectin, and matri...

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Autores principales: Serretta, Vincenzo, Abrate, Alberto, Siracusano, Simone, Gesolfo, Cristina Scalici, Vella, Marco, Di Maida, Fabrizio, Cangemi, Antonina, Cicero, Giuseppe, Barresi, Elisabetta, Sanfilippo, Chiara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30089986
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_188_17