Increased levels of the calcification marker Matrix Gla Protein and the inflammatory markers YKL-40 and CRP in patients with type 2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective and design</p> <p>Low grade inflammation is of pathogenic importance in atherosclerosis and in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Matrix GLA protein (MGP), an inhibitor of medial calcification of arter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/9/1/86 |