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[Matrix Gla-protein and its role in vascular wall calcification].
Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994) - 1 Jan 2011
Harbuzova V Iu, Ataman O V
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Data on the structure of matrix Gla-protein (MGP), its chemical characteristics, regulation of synthesis and post-translational modifications are described. The information on the structure of the MGP gene, its well distributed polymorphisms are presented. Factors that regulate expression and activity of MGP include vitamin D, retinoic acid, extracellular calcium ions, cytokines, and some hormones. It is...
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