The levels of urine CTX-II, C2C, and PYD in children patients with Kashin-Beck disease in Qinghai Province of China

Abstract Background Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic and chronic osteoarthropathy. At present, the diagnosis of KBD mainly depends on the X-ray examination and which could not reflect early damage of cartilage sensitively. So, the aim of this study was to find effective and sensitive biomarke...

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Main Authors: Wanying Wang, Lihua Wang, Qing Deng, Yun Cai, Xianhao Wu, Liyan Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
C2C
PYD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-1057-x