RANK(L)-ing biomarkers as surrogates for coronary calcium score

Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(01): 3
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-11-0775

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Esther Lutgens

¹Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig Maximilian’s University (LMU), Munich, Germany

²Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Tim Leiner

³Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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Christian Weber

¹Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig Maximilian’s University (LMU), Munich, Germany

⁴Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

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