Association between heavy metal exposure and biomarkers for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean adolescents
BHg and UHg were significantly associated with NAFLD biomarkers in adolescents, indicating that organic and inorganic mercury exposure could potentially be a risk factor for NAFLD. To mitigate and address the risk of NAFLD associated with heavy metal exposure, it is imperative to take measure to reduce avoidable mercury exposure is necessary.
Authors
- Yu Min Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-9347)
- Jongmin Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2980-6943)
- Hyun-Joo Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-5013)
- Youn‐Hee Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-5814)
- Dong‐Wook Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-3269)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- Severance Hospital (KR)
- Korea Environment Institute (KR)
- Gangnam Severance Hospital (KR)
- Inha University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37840
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63
Funders
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Education, India
- Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute