FGF-23/Vitamin D Axis in Type 1 Diabetes: The Potential Role of Mineral Metabolism in Arterial Stiffness.

To investigate the usefulness of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF-23) and vitamin D as possible biomarkers of pre-clinical atherosclerosis, assessed as arterial stiffness (AS), in a group of subjects with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and no previous cardiovascular events.68 T1DM patients and 68 age- and s...

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Main Authors: Gemma Llauradó, Ana Megia, Albert Cano, Olga Giménez-Palop, Inmaculada Simón, Montserrat González-Sastre, Eugenio Berlanga, Sonia Fernández-Veledo, Joan Vendrell, José-Miguel González-Clemente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4604080?pdf=render