ESPE Abstracts

Background: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is one of the FGF superfamily, which regulates energy expenditure, glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism. FGF21 elevates of glucose uptake in peripheral tissues, and regulates body temperature in brown adipose tissue.Objective and hypotheses: This study is to reveal which endocrine diseases in children has elevation of FGF21.Method: We collected blood from 253 endocrine diseases in ...