The relation between bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and vitamin D status in ankylosing spondylitis patients with active disease: a cross-sectional analysis

SUMMARY: Osteoporosis is a well recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study indicates that increased bone turnover, inflammation, and low vitamin D levels are important in the pathophysiology of AS-related osteoporosis, and that bone turnover markers (BTM) are valuable markers...

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Autores principales: Arends, S., Spoorenberg, A., Bruyn, G. A. W., Houtman, P. M., Leijsma, M. K., Kallenberg, C. G. M., Brouwer, E., van der Veer, E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20603707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1338-7

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