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Hepatocyte growth factor is a potential biomarker for osteoproliferation and osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis

SUMMARY: We explored relations between serum hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), disease activity, osteoproliferation, and bone mineral density (BMD) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), in comparison with healthy controls. HGF was increased especially in male AS patients and smokers and associated with both...

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Autores principales: Torres, L., Klingberg, E., Nurkkala, M., Carlsten, H., Forsblad-d’Elia, H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30306221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4721-4