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Relationship between sclerostin and cardiovascular calcification in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Sclerostin is a Wnt pathway antagonist regulating osteoblast activity and bone turnover. Here, we assessed the potential association of sclerostin with the development of coronary artery (CAC) and aortic valve calcifications (AVC) in haemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS: We conducted a c...

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Autores principales: Brandenburg, Vincent M, Kramann, Rafael, Koos, Ralf, Krüger, Thilo, Schurgers, Leon, Mühlenbruch, Georg, Hübner, Sinah, Gladziwa, Ulrich, Drechsler, Christiane, Ketteler, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24112318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-219