Biomed. Papers 145(2), 75-76 (2001) | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2001.016
OSTEOPROTEGERIN AND BONE DENSITY
- a Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Šternberk, Czech Republic, Jívavská 20, 785 16
- b Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Šternberk, Czech Republic, Jívavská 20, 785 16
- c Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University, Olomouc
Aim of study was determine if a correlation exists between bone mass density and concentration of osteoprotegerin.We examined the group of 199 patients of mean age of 63 years. Of the group under study, 31 patients hadnormal bone density (T score >–1 and
Keywords: Osteoprotegerin, Bone density, Osteoporosis
Received: January 10, 2002; Published: December 1, 2001 Show citation
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