title: Circulating periostin in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. stergios@endo.gr.
authors.forename: Stergios A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Polyzos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Jannis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kountouras
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Anastasilakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research, 251 Hellenic Air Force & VA General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papatheodorou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research, 251 Hellenic Air Force & VA General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kokkoris
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terpos
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D050177:Overweight / Q000503:physiopathology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C512835:POSTN protein, human