First qualification study of serum biomarkers as indicators of total body burden of osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating chronic multijoint disease of global proportions. OA presence and severity is usually documented by x-ray imaging but whole body imaging is impractical due to radiation exposure, time and cost. Systemic (serum or urine) biomarkers offer a potential alternative m...

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Main Authors: Virginia B Kraus, Thomas B Kepler, Thomas Stabler, Jordan Renner, Joanne Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2840035?pdf=render