| Literature DB >> 17243130 |
Ellen B Fung1, Deborah A Kawchak, Babette S Zemel, Alisha J Rovner, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Virginia A Stallings.
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Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have low bone mass though bone turnover has not been well described. In this study, growth and pubertal development were assessed twice, 1 year apart, in 80 young subjects with type-SS SCA, while whole body bone mineral content (BMC) and density where measured in a subset (n = 46). Markers of bone turnover were measured at the second visit. Bone formation (alkaline phosphatase) was elevated, whereas bone resorption (deoxypyridinoline) was decreased compared to published data in healthy children. Markers of bone turnover correlated with growth velocity and pubertal development but not with changes in bone mass. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 17243130 PMCID: PMC2561913 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21147
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer ISSN: 1545-5009 Impact factor: 3.167