Author/Authors :
ATTIA, FADIA M. Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical Pathology, Egypt , ABDELHAMID, ALAA ELDIN SAAD Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical Pathologyl, Egypt , ABDEL MAKSOUD, ENTSAR ISMAIL Suez Canal University - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry, Egypt , SALEM, EZZ EL-DEN M. Suez Canal University - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry, Egypt , KHALIL, FAWZY ATTIA Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, Egypt , HASSAN, ADEL AHMAD Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Tropical Infectious, Egypt
Abstract :
Objective: There is accumulating evidence that leptin has a pleiotropic role in hematopoiesis, immune response, fibrogenesis, and hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between leptin levels and bone mineral density in HCV chronic liver disease patients.
