Microvasculopathy and soft tissue calcification in mice are governed by fetuin-A, magnesium and pyrophosphate.

Calcifications can disrupt organ function in the cardiovascular system and the kidney, and are particularly common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Fetuin-A deficient mice maintained against the genetic background DBA/2 exhibit particularly severe soft tissue calcifications, while fetu...

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Main Authors: Anne Babler, Carlo Schmitz, Andrea Buescher, Marietta Herrmann, Felix Gremse, Theo Gorgels, Juergen Floege, Willi Jahnen-Dechent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228938