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Bone Turnover Biochemical Marker
Aka: Bone Turnover Biochemical Marker, Bone Remodeling Chemical Marker
- See Also
- Bone Densitometry
- Bone Physiology
- Indications (used more as a research tool currently)
- Monitor peri-menopausal and postmenopausal bone loss
- Monitor treatment outcomes
- Labs: Bone formation (Serum markers)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (total)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (skeletal isoenzymes)
- Procollagen-I Extension peptide
- Osteocalcin
- Labs: Bone resorption (most are urine markers)
- Urine Calcium
- Urine hydroxyproline
- Serum type I collagen breakdown product (serum CTX)
- Collagen cross-link fragments (first to be hydrolyzed)
- Urine Total pyridinoline
- Urine Free deoxypyridinoline
- Urine N-Telopeptide (n-terminus of collagen fibril)
- Urine C-Telopeptide (c-terminus of collagen fibril)
- References
- Rosen (1998) Postgrad Med 104(4):101-14 [PubMed]