Meta-analysis of urinary C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen as a biomarker in osteoarthritis diagnosis

Summary: Objective: This study aims to discover that the urinary C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen (uCTX-II) levels differ between osteoarthritis (OA) patients and healthy individuals (controls). According to this difference, we may conclude that uCTX-II can be a biomarker for OA diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Mingjian Huang, Jingyu Zhao, Yan Huang, Liming Dai, Xiaoling Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X17300025