Biomarkers in Bone Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Patel, Vinood B. (Editor), Preedy, Victor R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

There are many conditions that affect the skeletal system. On a worldwide basis, osteoarthritis alone affects 10%-15 percent of those over 60 years of age and in some countries more than 30-50% of postmenopausal women will have osteopenia or osteoporosis. With the increasing ageing population, maint...