Urinary pyridinoline cross-links as biomarkers of osteogenesis imperfecta

Autor: Matthias R. Baumgartner, Uschi Lindert, Marius E. Kraenzlin, Cecilia Giunta, Ana Belinda Campos-Xavier, Marianne Rohrbach, Luisa Bonafé
Přispěvatelé: University of Zurich, Giunta, Cecilia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Orphanet journal of rare diseases
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 104
ISSN: 1750-1172
Popis: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of genetic heterogeneous connective tissue disorders characterized by increased bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Laboratory diagnosis relies on time-consuming and cost-intensive biochemical and molecular genetics analyses. Therefore, it is desirable to identify and establish new diagnostic markers for OI that are reliable, cost-effective and easily accessible. In our study we have identified the ratio of the urinary pyridinoline cross-links lysyl-pyridinoline and hydroxylysyl-pyridinoline as a promising, time- and cost-effective biomarker for osteogenesis imperfecta, that could be used furthermore to investigate cases of suspected non-accidental injury in infants.
Databáze: OpenAIRE