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Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 is Related to Atherosclerosis Independent of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Predicts Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events

BACKGROUND: FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21), a novel hepatokine regulating lipid metabolism, has been linked to atherosclerotic disease. However, whether this relationship exists in patients without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is unclear. We assessed the association between serum FGF21 leve...

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Autores principales: Wu, Liang, Qian, Lingling, Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Jing, Zhou, Jia, Li, Yuehua, Hou, Xuhong, Fang, Qichen, Li, Huating, Jia, Weiping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.015226