Alanine Aminotransferase, γ-Glutamyltransferase, and Incident Diabetes

2009383 citationsReviewhybrid Open Access

Authors

Abigail Fraser · University of Bristol

Ross Harris · University of Bristol

Naveed Sattar · British Heart Foundation

Shah Ebrahim

George Davey Smith · University of Bristol

Debbie A. Lawlor · Medical Research Council

Abstract

Findings are consistent with the role of liver fat in diabetes pathogenesis. GGT may be a better diabetes predictor than ALT, but additional studies with directly determined liver fat content, ALT, and GGT are needed to confirm this finding.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 32, Issue 4, pp. 741-750

DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1870

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