{"title":"Biochemical markers of bone metabolism in the assessment of osteoporosis.","authors":"P Bettica, L Moro","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several biochemical markers are available for the study of bone metabolism. The characteristics of these markers are reviewed and their potential application in osteoporosis is examined. It is concluded that biochemical markers are potentially useful in identifying those at risk of developing osteoporosis, selecting appropriate treatment, monitoring therapy, and studying the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":80043,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry","volume":"7 1","pages":"16-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Several biochemical markers are available for the study of bone metabolism. The characteristics of these markers are reviewed and their potential application in osteoporosis is examined. It is concluded that biochemical markers are potentially useful in identifying those at risk of developing osteoporosis, selecting appropriate treatment, monitoring therapy, and studying the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.