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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<0.01), uOHP (r=0.48, p<0.01) and with the extension of the disease (r=0.48, p<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.
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Delmas, P.D., Demiaux, B., Malaval, L. et al. Serum bone GLA-protein is not a sensitive marker of bone turnover in Paget's disease of bone. Calcif Tissue Int 38, 60–61 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02556596
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