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Missense mutation of VKORC1 leads to medial arterial calcification in rats
Vitamin K plays a crucial role in the regulation of vascular calcifications by allowing activation of matrix Gla protein. The dietary requirement for vitamin K is low because of an efficient recycling of vitamin K by vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1). However, decreased VKORC1 activity may result...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31788-6 |