Nicola Santoro, MD, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Departments & Organizations
Pediatrics: Pediatric Endocrinology
Research Interests
obesity, hepatic steatosis, dyslipidemia. more...
Education
- M.D., Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, 1999
- Ph.D., Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, 2008
Selected Publications
- Santoro N, Zhang CK, Zhao H, Pakstis AJ, Kim G, Kursawe R, Dykas DJ, Bale AE, Giannini C, Pierpont B, Shaw MM, Groop L, Caprio S. A Variant in the Glucokinase Regulatory Protein (GCKR) Gene is Associated with Fatty Liver in Obese Children and Adolescents. Hepatology 2012; 55:781-789
- Santoro N, Kursawe R, D’Adamo E, Dykas DJ, Zhang CK, Bale AE, Cali’ A, Narayan D,Shaw MM, Pierpont B, Savoye M, Lartaud D, Eldrich S, Cushman SW, Zhao H, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A Common Variant in the Patatin-Like Phopholipase 3 Gene (PNPLA3) is Associated with Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children and Adolescents. Hepatology 2010; 52: 1281-90.
- Santoro N, Cirillo G, Lepore MG, Palma A, Amato A, Savarese P, Marzuillo P, Grandone A, Perrone L, Miraglia del Giudice E. Effect of the rs997509 polymorphism on the association between Ectonucleotide Pyrophosfatase Phosphodiesterase 1 and Metabolic Syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance in childhood obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009; 94: 300-5
