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SUBMITTER: Silva AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silva Ana P AP Viegas Carla Sb CS Mendes Filipa F Macedo Ana A Guilherme Patrícia P Tavares Nelson N Dias Carolina C Rato Fátima F Santos Nélio N Faísca Marília M de Almeida Edgar E Neves Pedro L PL Simes Dina C DC
Journal of clinical medicine 20200227 3
Vascular calcification (VC) is one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. New diagnostic/prognostic tools are required for early detection of VC allowing interventional strategies. Gla-rich protein (GRP) is a cardiovascular calcification inhibitor, whose clinical utility is here highlighted. The present study explores, for the first time, correlations between levels of GRP in serum with CKD developmental stage, mineral metabolism markers, VC ...[more]