title: Urine glycosaminoglycans in children with transient hip synovitis and Perthes disease.
abstract: Urine glycosaminoglycan concentrations were measured in 24-h urine samples collected from ninety children (30 children with Perthes disease, 30 with transient synovitis and 30 control participants). Significantly decreased levels of urine glycosaminoglycans were found in Perthes disease patients compared with those with transient synovitis and the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orfanos
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magkou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anastasopoulos
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karanikas
authors.forename: Nikolaos M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Sitaras
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D011336:Probability; D012008:Recurrence; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013585:Synovitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans