Working Group and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) Committee on Bone Metabolism have published ...

Renal osteodystrophy, resulting from chronic kidney disease, can be assessed by measurement of serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) or serum bone turnover markers. The latter approach is believed to be ...

Working Group and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) Committee on Bone Metabolism have published important updated guidelines for the correct use of biochemical indices of bone ...

One way to tell is to ask about your "markers." When you're being treated for osteoporosis, your doctor orders a blood or urine test. This reveals several markers -- levels of different enzymes ...

This index may have greater clinical significance than the more often described markers of bone mineral content (BMC), areal density, or geometry alone and, in turn, may show a stronger relation to ...