Open AccessSevere Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Older Men Is Negatively Associated With DKK1 Serum Levels: The STRAMBO Study
Author(s) -
Paweł Szulc,
Michael Schoppet,
Tilman D. Rachner,
Roland Chapurlat,
Lorenz C. Hofbauer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-3201
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , dkk1 , cohort , population , biochemistry , wnt signaling pathway , chemistry , environmental health , gene
Experimental data show that dickkopf-1 (DKK1) may be involved in the regulation of arterial calcification. However, clinical data on the association between serum DKK1 levels and severity of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) are scarce.
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