Association between Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Level and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease.

Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a marker of vascular calcification. A high serum ALP level is associated with an increase in cardiovascular events, and predicts poor functional outcome in patients with stroke. We investigated whether serum ALP was associated with cerebral small vessel disease (c...

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Main Authors: Han-Bin Lee, Jinkwon Kim, Sang-Heum Kim, Soonhag Kim, Ok-Joon Kim, Seung-Hun Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4651565?pdf=render