title: Osteoprotegerin to soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand ratio is reduced in patients with thalassaemia-related osteoporosis who receive vitamin D3.
authors.forename: Ersi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Voskaridou
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terpos
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D012995:Solubility; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; C505686:TNFRSF11A protein, human; C506030:TNFRSF11B protein, human; C505688:TNFSF11 protein, human; D002762:Cholecalciferol