Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.

UNLABELLED: The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) recommend that a marker of bone formation (serum procollagen type I N propeptide, s-PINP) and a marker of bone resorption (serum C-terminal telopeptide of...

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Main Authors: Vasikaran, S, Eastell, R, Bruyère, O, Foldes, A, Garnero, P, Griesmacher, A, McClung, M, Morris, H, Silverman, S, Trenti, T, Wahl, D, Cooper, C, Kanis, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011