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Serum osteopontin negatively impacts on intima-media thickness in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Federico CarboneFranco DallegriFabrizio MontecuccoAlessandro PoggiFlavio Mariano NobiliFabio CacciapagliaAntonella AfeltraTiziano MoccettiBarbara M Colombo
Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2019)
These results indicate that serum OPN levels were strongly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with LES and it might be a useful CV biomarker that requires additional validation in larger trials.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome