Relation between serum sclerostin and CTRP3 levels and bone mineral density in diabetic postmenopausal women

• Main Authors: Inass Hassan Ahmad (Author), Sally Said Abd Elhamed Gbr (Author), Basma Mohamed Mohamed Ali El Naggar (Author), Marwa Khairy Abdelwahab (Author), Entesar Omar Ahmad El-saghier (Author), Doaa Sayed Mohammed (Author), Marwa Abdelmonim Mohamed (Author), Maha S. Mohamed (Author), Marwa Mohamed M. Ali Abd El-Rahim (Author), Shahinaz El Attar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Osteoporosis (OP) is a common finding in diabetic patients especially high-risk populations such as postmenopausal women. Sclerostin is a glycoprotein chiefly secreted by mature osteocytes and is considered a main regulator of bone formation. The C1q/TNF-Related Protein 3 (CTRP3)...