Evaluation of specimen collection types for the measurement of urinary NTX excretion, a marker of bone resorption
✍ Scribed by D. Cain; N. Mallinak; K. Flessland
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9120
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✦ Synopsis
39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHEMISTS
Results This preliminary analysis examines results obtained from 186 participants. Correlations of the three collection types were hishly si 8nificant (p-0.0001). Conclusions The second momin 8 void collection is a comparatively easier specimen to colh:ot in clinical practice. Compliance to the requirement of collecting a tint morning void or all urine in a 24 hour pedod as well as Iogistic~ associated with collecting and stodn8 a 24 hour urine make these types of collections unfavorable and the test results unreliable. These data support the use of the second morning urine specimen in the Osteomark® assay.