title: Abnormalities in the growth hormone axis and risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: active player or innocent bystander?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: Stavra.xanthakos@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Stavra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Xanthakos
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Crimmins
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chernausek
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II