Measurement of Serum Klotho in Systemic Sclerosis

Background. The aim of our study was to evaluate the serum concentration of klotho in a cohort of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients compared to that of healthy controls and to correlate its levels with the degree and the kind of organ involvement. Methods. Blood samples obtained from both patients a...

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Main Authors: Rossella Talotta, Sara Bongiovanni, Teresa Letizia, Federica Rigamonti, Maria Chiara Ditto, Fabiola Atzeni, Fausto Salaffi, Alberto Batticciotto, Maria Chiara Gerardi, Marco Antivalle, Tarcisio Vago, Maurizio Benucci, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9545930