Serum fetuin-A levels in subjects with and without choroid plexus calcification

• Published in: Neuroscience letters Vol. 590; pp. 24 - 28
• Main Authors: Ceylan, Mustafa, Bayraktutan, Omer Faruk, Atis, Omer, Yalcin, Ahmet, Kotan, Dilcan, Yilmaz, Tulay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 17.03.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein - metabolism; Calcification; Calcinosis - blood; Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Case-Control Studies; Choroid plexus; Choroid Plexus - diagnostic imaging; Female; Fetuin-A; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography; Sex Factors; Young Adult; Choroid plexus; Calcification; Fetuin-A

•Fetuin-A plays important roles in inflammation and inhibition of mineralization.•Fetuin-A is linked with various central nervous system pathologies.•Subjects with choroid plexus calcification have lower serum levels of fetuin-A. Choroid plexus is an intraventricular plexus of tissue which is respon...