Abstract:
Disclosed are specific markers for synovial tissue degradation and methods of using the markers in diagnosing, monitoring or determining a prognosis of synovial disease.
Abstract:
A method for the assessment of bone fragility and osteoporosis fracture risk characterized by:measuring in vitro the concentration of under-carboxylated osteocalcin in a biological fluid sample such as serum, plasma or urine;comparing the concentration of under-carboxylated osteocalcin in the test sample with the concentration in a control sample containing levels of under-carboxylated osteocalcin representative of the upper limit of the normal range, concentrations above this upper limit being indicative of increased risk of bone fracture.