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Fetuin-A is related to syndesmophytes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: ...
Tuylu, Tugba; Sari, Ismail; Solmaz, Dilek; Kozaci, Didem Leyla; Akar, Servet; Gunay, Necati; Onen, Fatos; Akkoc, NurullahOBJECTIVES: New bone formation is one of the hallmark characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis, which is thereby associated with syndesmophytes. Fetuin-A is a molecule that is abundantly found in calcified tissues and it shows high affinity for calcium phosphate minerals and related compounds. Considering the role of fetuin-A in the regulation of calcified matrix metabolism, we compared the fetuin-A levels in ...
Is there a relationship between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorp...
Sari, Ismail; Igci, Yusuf Ziya; Can, Gercek; Taylan, Ali; Solmaz, Dilek; Gogebakan, Bulent; Akar, Servet; Eslik, Zeynep; Bozkaya, Giray; Akkoc, NurullahOBJECTIVE: Nitric oxide is produced by endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and its production can be influenced by polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene. Because candidate genes responsible for susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis are mostly unknown and available data suggest that there may be problems related to the nitric oxide pathway, such as endothelial dysfunction and increased as...