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Joint consensus highlights the role of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis diagnosis and management

A new consensus paper provides an updated evaluation of reference bone turnover markers (BTMs) and newer markers in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The paper, titled "Update on the Role ...
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IOF and IFCC review describes the current status of assays for reference bone turnover markers

Bone turnover markers (BTMs) in blood and urine are useful tools in monitoring osteoporosis treatment effects and may be useful for improving patient adherence. In 2011, a Joint Committee on Bone ...
Medical Xpress

IOF and IFCC review calls for harmonization of assays for reference bone turnover markers

Bone turnover markers (BTMs) in blood and urine are useful tools in monitoring osteoporosis treatment effects and may be useful for improving patient adherence. In 2011, a Joint Committee on Bone ...
Nature

The relation between serum level of amioterminal propeptide of type I procollagen and diastolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients without diabetes mellitus: a pilot study

In the present study, we assessed the relation between diastolic dysfunction (measured by technetium-99m radionuclide ventriculography) and serum levels of myocardial fibrosis markers (amino-terminal ...