Hypertriglyceridaemia in Alström's syndrome: Causes and associations in 37 cases

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-231

  Paisey, R B ^a   Carey, C M ^a   Bower, L ^a   Marshall, J ^b   Taylor, P ^a   Maffei, P ^c   Mansell, P ^d  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PANCREATITIS; STATISTICS; SYNDROME;

EID: 1042265048     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01952.x     Document Type: Review

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