Osteoprotegerin Is Associated With Silent Coronary Artery Disease in High-Risk but Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Patients

OBJECTIVE:--Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is an inhibitor of osteoclastogenesis, which has been recently involved in atherosclerosis. The relationship between coronary atherosclerosis and OPG has never been studied in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--This is a nested case-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes care Jg. 28; H. 9; S. 2176 - 2180
Hauptverfasser: Avignon, Antoine, Sultan, Ariane, Piot, Christophe, Elaerts, Stéphane, Cristol, Jean Paul, Dupuy, Anne Marie
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.09.2005
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ISSN:0149-5992, 1935-5548
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