Serum cross-linked n-telopeptides of type 1 collagen (NTx) in patients with solid tumors

Serum cross-linked n-telopeptides of type 1 collagen (NTx) in patients with solid tumors

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTx) increase in concentration in situations in which bone resorption is increased, such as osteoporosis and bone metastasis (BM). We aimed to evaluate the serum concentrations of NTx in a sample of patients with several types of...

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Main Authors: Fernando Jablonka, Fernanda Schindler, Paula Philbert Lajolo, Hélio Pinczowski, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Antônio Barbieri, Luiz Henrique Massonetto, Fábio Tadashi Katto, Auro del Giglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Bone neoplasms
Radionuclide imaging
Predictive value of tests
Alkaline phosphatase
Collagen type I
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