Associations of fetuin-A level with vascular disease in hemodialysis patients with or without type II diabetes mellitus
Introduction Fetuin-A is a circulating inhibitor of calcium deposition in the vasculature and may be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Low plasma fetuin-A level is independently associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease mortality among men and women without diab...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2013-01-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2013;volume=25;issue=4;spage=218;epage=224;aulast=Mohamed |