Biomarkers, type II collagen, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in osteoarthritis follow-up: the “Magenta osteoarthritis study”

The combination of the biomarkers urinar

The combination of the biomarkers urinary C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen, serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, and serum chondroitin sulfate 846 reflects cartilage damage in hemophilic arthropathy

✍ Nathalie W. D. Jansen; Goris Roosendaal; Björn Lundin; Lily Heijnen; Evelien Mau 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 143 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Objective Hemophilic arthropathy, with characteristics of inflammatory (rheumatoid arthritis) and degenerative (osteoarthritis) joint damage, occurs at an early age, is associated with minor comorbidity, and is restricted to 3 pairs of large joints. The aim of this study was to dete