[2] Maturational hyperpigmentation is believed to be associated with metabolic syndrome, similar to facial acanthosis nigricans
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They may also affect the cells involved in fibrosis, the process through which repeated liver damage produces scar tissue
104 Thyroid hormone replacement therapy aims to relieve symptoms and decrease elevated TSH to normal levels
The Cardiovascular Health Study (N=4,663) found that each 0.1 mg/L increase in cystatin C above 0.9 mg/L was associated with a 10% increase in all-cause mortality over 9.4 years of follow-up (NEJM 2005, Shlipak et al.)
GLP-1RAs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists