Abstract

We read with great interest the recent letter from Oncul et al. (1) reporting the correlation of serum leptin levels with insulin sensitivity in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Their findings showed that fasting serum insulin levels and serum leptin levels were significantly elevated in patients with chronic HCV infection compared with control subjects and that fasting serum leptin and insulin levels and homeostasis model assessment–estimated insulin sensitivity were correlated in the whole …

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