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Published in: Osteoporosis International 7/2016

01-07-2016 | Position Paper

The role of biochemical of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease: a consensus paper of the Belgian Bone Club

Authors: E. Cavalier, P. Bergmann, O. Bruyère, P. Delanaye, A. Durnez, J.-P. Devogelaer, S. L. Ferrari, E. Gielen, S. Goemaere, J.-M. Kaufman, A. Nzeusseu Toukap, J.-Y. Reginster, A.-F. Rousseau, S. Rozenberg, A. J. Scheen, J.-J. Body

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 7/2016

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Abstract

The exact role of biochemical markers of bone turnover in the management of metabolic bone diseases remains a topic of controversy. In this consensus paper, the Belgian Bone Club aimed to provide a state of the art on the use of these biomarkers in different clinical or physiological situations like in postmenopausal women, osteoporosis in men, in elderly patients, in patients suffering from bone metastasis, in patients with chronic renal failure, in pregnant or lactating women, in intensive care patients, and in diabetics. We also gave our considerations on the analytical issues linked to the use of these biomarkers, on potential new emerging biomarkers, and on the use of bone turnover biomarkers in the follow-up of patients treated with new drugs for osteoporosis.
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Metadata
Title
The role of biochemical of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease: a consensus paper of the Belgian Bone Club
Authors
E. Cavalier
P. Bergmann
O. Bruyère
P. Delanaye
A. Durnez
J.-P. Devogelaer
S. L. Ferrari
E. Gielen
S. Goemaere
J.-M. Kaufman
A. Nzeusseu Toukap
J.-Y. Reginster
A.-F. Rousseau
S. Rozenberg
A. J. Scheen
J.-J. Body
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3561-3

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