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Increased plasma BMP-2 levels are associated with atherosclerosis burden and coronary calcification in type 2 diabetic patients

BACKGROUND: Although Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is a known mediator of bone regeneration and vascular calcification, to date no study has investigated the relationship between BMP-2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its possible role in coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of t...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Ming, Sara, Jaskanwal Deep, Wang, Fei-long, Liu, Li-Ping, Su, Li-Xiao, Zhe, Jing, Wu, Xi, Liu, Jing-hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26003174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-015-0214-3