Association between serum leptin and bone metabolic markers, and the development of heterotopic ossification of the spinal ligament in female patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Obesity is a risk factor for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the spine, which is characterized by heterotopic bone formation in the posterior longitudinal spinal ligament. Hyperleptinemia is a common feature of obese people and leptin is believed to be an important fact...

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Main Authors: Ikeda, Yoshikazu, Nakajima, Arata, Aiba, Atsuomi, Koda, Masao, Okawa, Akihiko, Takahashi, Kazuhisa, Yamazaki, Masashi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3175891/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258825
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-011-1688-7
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