ea0026p729 | Diabetes (epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2011
Rasul Sazan
, Todoric Jelena
, Ilhan Aysegul
, Esterbauer Harald
, Kautzky-Willer Alexandra
Objective: Fetuin-A, which is a blood protein produced by liver and promotes bone mineralization, is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Whether Fetuin-A levels relate to the bone metabolism in type 2 diabetic patients is still not clear. Our study aimed to evaluate the relationship of fetuin-A to the markers of bone metabolism and bone turnover in male and female type 2 diabetic patients.Participants and methods: Eighty type 2 diabetic patie...