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SLUG is expressed in endothelial cells lacking primary cilia to promote cellular calcification.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2015
Sánchez-Duffhues Gonzalo, de Vinuesa Amaya García, Lindeman Jan H, Mulder-Stapel Adri, DeRuiter Marco C, Van Munsteren Conny, Goumans Marie-José, Hierck Beerend P, Ten Dijke Peter
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OBJECTIVE: Arterial calcification is considered a major cause of death and disabilities worldwide because the associated vascular remodeling leads to myocardial infarction, stroke, aneurysm, and pulmonary embolism. This process occurs via poorly understood mechanisms involving a variety of cell types, intracellular mediators, and extracellular cues within the vascular wall. An inverse correlation between...
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