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The purpose of this study is to find out if there is a connection between a higher level of peptide alpha defensin in blood serum with the metabolic profile of adolescents aged 13-17.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| BMI above 95% | Active Comparator | Serum blood will be taken from obese youths with suspected metabolic syndrome |
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| BMI below 3% | Active Comparator | Serum blood will be taken from slim youths |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Serum blood | Diagnostic Test | Serum blood test for laboratory analysis to determine level of alpha defensin |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Alpha defensin level | Alpha defensin level above 12ng/microliter | 2 hours |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Eias Kassem, MD | Contact | 972-50-6246882 | eiask@hy.health.gov.il |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eias Kassem, MD | Hillel Yaffe Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hille Yaffe Medical Center | Hadera | 38100 | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D024821 | Metabolic Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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Adolescents aged 13-17 will be divided into two groups according to BMI (body mass index)
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| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |