2003
Body composition and metabolic factors in obese children and adolescents
Tershakovec AM, Kuppler KM, Zemel BS, Katz L, Weinzimer S, Harty MP, Stallings VA. Body composition and metabolic factors in obese children and adolescents. International Journal Of Obesity 2003, 27: 19-24. PMID: 12532149, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral abdominal fatSubcutaneous abdominal fatLeptin levelsInsulin levelsFat massObese childrenAbdominal fatBody compositionHOMA-IRInsulin resistanceMetabolic factorsTotal body fat massDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryEnergy X-ray absorptiometryHigher HOMA-IRHomeostasis model assessmentNon-obese childrenHigher insulin levelsBody fat massTotal body fatGroup differencesRegional fat distributionCross-sectional assessmentX-ray absorptiometryLow glucose levels
1997
A syndrome of congenital hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia
Weinzimer S, Stanley C, Berry G, Yudkoff M, Tuchman M, Thornton P. A syndrome of congenital hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1997, 130: 661-664. PMID: 9108870, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70256-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hyperinsulinismLarge glycemic responseAcid levelsFree fatty acid levelsUrea cycle enzyme defectsElevated insulin levelsDiagnosis of hyperinsulinismUrinary amino acidsOrotic acid levelsUrinary orotic acid levelsAdministration of glucagonFatty acid levelsAutosomal recessive variantInsulin levelsBenzoate therapyProtein restrictionInsulin secretionUnusual syndromeUrinary organic acidsHyperammonemic disordersGlycemic responseHyperinsulinismPatientsProtein feedingRecessive variants