title: Serum bone GLA-protein is not a sensitive marker of bone turnover in Paget's disease of bone.
abstract: Serum bone Gla-protein (sBGP) was measured in 32 patients with untreated Paget's disease of bone. Despite clinical and biological symptoms of active disease in all patients, sBGP was normal in 13/32 patients (41%). There was a striking discrepancy between the moderate increase of sBGP above normal values (11.4 +/- 4.5 vs 6.0 +/- 2.1 ng/ml) and the marked increase of both serum alkaline phosphatase (sAP) and urinary hydroxyproline (uOHP). sBGP was weakly correlated with sAP (r = 0.50, p less than 0.01), uOHP (r = 0.48, p less than 0.01) and with the extension of the disease (r = 0.48, p less than 0.01). We conclude that sBGP is not a sensitive marker of bone turnover in patients with Paget's disease of bone, and should be interpreted with caution in this condition.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Delmas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiaux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malaval
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chapuy
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meunier
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D015675:Osteocalcin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline