Serum osteoprotegerin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver: A biomarker for the risk of cardiovascular disease
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1Florin Casoinic, 2Dorina Baston, 1Dorel Sampelean, 3Anca D. Buzoianu, 4Nicolae Hancu 1 Department of Internal Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2 Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery Inpatient Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; 3 Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 4 Department of Diabetology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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