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Apolipoprotein E genotype may influence urinary gammacarboxyglutamate (Gla) concentrations in young individuals.
General physiology and biophysics - 1 Sept 2013
Crăciun Alexandra M, Vermeer Cees
Abstract excerpt
Upon degradation of vitamin K-dependent proteins (known as Gla-proteins) the free aminoacid Gla cannot be re-utilized and is excreted in the urine, where it can be used as an overall marker for vitamin K status. We report the urinary Gla excretion values in first morning void urine for healthy young Romanian subjects from birth, childhood and young adulthood. In these subjects we have evaluated age, gender and...
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