Elevated N-telopeptide as a potential diagnostic marker for bone metastasis in lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

Growing evidence indicates that the cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTx) is likely to be involved in the development of bone metastasis among lung cancer patients. We perform a meta-analysis to disclose the correlation between bone metastasis and NTx and also to evaluate its value in...

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Main Authors: Boxuan Liu, Yun Zhao, Jingyan Yuan, Lizhong Zeng, Ruiying Sun, Xia Meng, Shuanying Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5705147?pdf=render