Skin tags, leptin, metabolic syndrome and change of the life style

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-581

  El Safoury, Omar S ^a   Abdel Hay, Rania M ^a   Fawzy, Marwa M ^a   Kadry, Dina ^a   Amin, Iman M ^a   Abu Zeid, Ola M ^a   Rashed, Laila A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acrochordons; leptin; metabolic syndrome; skin tags

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TAG; SMOKING HABIT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80052537887     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.84061     Document Type: Article

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