Acanthosis nigricans and insulin resistance in overweight children and adolescents Acantose nigricans e resistência insulínica em crianças e adolescentes com excesso de peso

• Main Authors: Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik (Author), Larissa Soares Mariz (Author), Larissa Camila Ferreira Souza (Author), Gabriela Beserra Solano (Author), Fernanda Cruz de Lira Albuquerque (Author), Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested an association between the presence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) and the development of diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between AN and insulin resistance (IR) in overweight children and adolescents receiving care at the Center for Childhood Obes...