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- 2017
Urinary Osteopontin Predicts Incident Chronic Kidney Disease, while Plasma Osteopontin Predicts Cardiovascular Death in Elderly MenDOI: 10.1159/000476001 Keywords: Protein, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular risk marker, Renal disease, Epidemiology Abstract: The matricellular protein osteopontin is involved in the pathogenesis of both kidney and cardiovascular disease. However, whether circulating and urinary osteopontin levels are associated with the risk of these diseases is less studied
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