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Matrix Gla protein and osteopontin genetic associations with coronary artery calcification and bone density: the CARDIA study.
Human genetics - 1 May 2005
Taylor Brent C, Schreiner Pamela J, Doherty Terence M, Fornage Myriam, Carr J Jeffrey, Sidney Steve
Abstract excerpt
A role for matrix proteins has previously been proposed in the pathogenesis of arterial calcification in the setting of atherosclerosis, and a link has been suggested between osteoporosis and arterial calcification. Our aim has been to investigate whether matrix Gla protein (MGP) T-138C, osteopontin (SPP1) T-443C, and Asp94Asp single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with the development of arterial...
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