Circulating Lipocalin-2 and Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Are Associated with Intima-Media Thickness and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Yang Xiao; Aimin Xu; Xiaoyan Hui; Pengcheng Zhou; Xing Li; Hui Zhong; Weili Tang; Gan Huang; Zhiguang Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066607

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Circulating Lipocalin-2 and Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Are Associated with Intima-Media Thickness and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Yang Xiao,

Affiliations Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China, Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Aimin Xu,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Xiaoyan Hui,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Pengcheng Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Xing Li,

Affiliation Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Hui Zhong,

Affiliation Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Weili Tang,

Affiliation Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Gan Huang,

Affiliation Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Zhiguang Zhou

* E-mail: zhouzg@hotmail.com

Affiliation Diabetes Center, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Circulating Lipocalin-2 and Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Are Associated with Intima-Media Thickness and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Yang Xiao,
Aimin Xu,
Xiaoyan Hui,
Pengcheng Zhou,
Xing Li,
Hui Zhong,
Weili Tang,
Gan Huang,
Zhiguang Zhou

Published: June 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066607

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