Fetuin, matrix-Gla protein and osteopontin in calcification of renal allografts.

Fetuin, matrix-Gla protein and osteopontin in calcification of renal allografts.

BACKGROUND: Calcification of renal allografts is common in the first year after transplantation and is related to hyperparathyroidism. It is associated with an impaired long-term function of the graft (Am J Transplant 5∶1934-41, 2005). Aim of this study is to examine the role of the anti-calcifying/...

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Main Authors: Johan M Lorenzen, Filippo Martino, Irina Scheffner, Verena Bröcker, Holger Leitolf, Hermann Haller, Wilfried Gwinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3524113?pdf=render

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