Cystinuria is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the kidney that is the result of a defect in the dibasic amino acid transporter in the renal proximal tubule and small intestine. Supersaturation of cystine in the urine produces crystals that precipitate and form calculi, which can be a
Objective: to evaluate the influence of low-calorie diet on serum and urinary metabolic parameters of obese adults with urinary calculi and lithogenic metabolic abnormalities.
Method: prospective study of 50 patients, aged over 18 years, with a body mass index above 30 kg/m2, urinary calculi and
Images from a MDCT scan are reconstructed into thin slices which can be viewed in any orientation with similar image quality compared to the original axial images. Completely isotropic resolution in 16- to 64-slice CT can be achieved using 0.5- to 0.625-mm slice thickness. Resulting images have high
INTRODUCTION
Background
Resistin, a recently described adipokine, belonging to the cysteine-rich secretory protein family, was originally described as an adipocyte-derived polypeptide, that provides the link between obesity and insulin resistance in mice1-2. However, resistin is expressed at very
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