Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$159,268.00

Award Date

7/31/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and vascular calcification and diabetes are both independent risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease. Fetuin-A is a hepatic secretory protein found in high concentrati