The present
review aim to describe the most commonly used serum bone formation and
resorption biochemical markers, discuss their advantages and disadvantages and
give practical information on their use and result interpretation in the
laboratory and clinical settings according to current recommendations from International
Scientific Societies.
Bone
turnover markers (BTM) may give information on bone formation and
resorption, risk of fracture and response to treatments.
BTMs have been
extensively studied as markers in the diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis
(OP), and resulted potentially useful as tools to evaluate the estimation of
fracture future risk, although their significance was essentially demonstrated
helpful to monitor efficacy of anti-OP treatments.
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