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High Levels of Circulating Type II Collagen Degradation Marker (CTx-II) Are Associated with Specific VDR Polymorphisms in Patients with Adult Vertebral Osteochondrosis

Both vitamin D and collagen have roles in osteocartilaginous homeostasis. We evaluated the association between the circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), type I and II collagen degradation products (CTx-I, and CTx-II), and four vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) polymorphisms, in Italian males affect...

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Autores principales: Cauci, Sabina, Viganò, Marco, de Girolamo, Laura, De Luca, Paola, Perucca Orfei, Carlotta, Banfi, Giuseppe, Lombardi, Giovanni, Brayda-Bruno, Marco, Colombini, Alessandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5666755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28961166
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18102073