Higher levels of obesity-related hormone found in patients with psoriasis
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 08:42
in Health & Medicine
Patients with the skin disease psoriasis appear more likely to have higher levels of leptin (a hormone produced by fat cells that may contribute to obesity and other metabolic abnormalities) than persons without psoriasis, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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