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NOTCH1 Mutations in Aortic Stenosis: Association with Osteoprotegerin/RANK/RANKL.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Irtyuga Olga, Malashicheva Anna, Zhiduleva Ekaterina, Freylikhman Olga, Rotar Oxana, Bäck Magnus, Tarnovskaya Svetlana, Kostareva Anna, Moiseeva Olga
Abstract excerpt
Background. The NOTCH pathway is known to be important in the pathogenesis of calcific aortic valve disease, possibly through regulators of osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK), and its ligand (RANKL) system. The purpose of the present study was to search for possible associations between NOTCH1 gene mutations and circulating levels of OPG and soluble RANKL (sRANKL) in patients...
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