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Estimation of serum leptin in female patients with nodal osteoarthritis | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-394 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Raid D. Hashim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Summary: Background: Nodal osteoarthritis is one of the most common arthropathy worldwide, the etiology is uncertain but many biochemical markers are recognized. Many studies have shown that leptin might have a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, but little is known about the relation between serum leptin and nodal osteoarthritis. Subjects and method: 52 women with nodal osteoarthritis and 40 apparently healthy women as a control were included in the study; serum leptin was measured in all subjects. Student t-test was applied to find out the significance of difference in the mean v Results: There was a significant difference in the mean of serum leptin between patients and control groups. Conclusion: the results of the current study suggest that leptin might have a role in the pathogenesis of nodal osteoarthritis Keywords: leptin, nodal osteoarthritis, pathogenesis, Body Mass Index. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| leptin; nodal osteoarthritis; Pathogenesis; body mass index | ||
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