The Circulating Inactive Form of Matrix Gla Protein Is a Surrogate Marker for Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Preliminary Report

Background and objectives: Vitamin K-dependent matrix Gla protein (MGP) acts as a calcification inhibitor in vitro and in vivo. The present study was performed to (1) determine plasma levels of the inactive, dephosphorylated, uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) in a cohort of patients at different stages...

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Hauptverfasser: Schurgers, Leon J., Barreto, Daniela V., Barreto, Fellype C., Liabeuf, Sophie, Renard, Cédric, Magdeleyns, Elke J., Vermeer, Cees, Choukroun, Gabriel, Massy, Ziad A.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Society of Nephrology 2010
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2849687/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20133489
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.07081009
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