Higher serum levels of a cathepsin K-generated periostin fragment are associated with fractures in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism: a pilot study.
Jessica PepeN BonnetC CiprianiC FerraraM RossiV De MartinoL ColangeloC SonatoV CecchettiS FerrariS MinisolaPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
Serum k-periostin is significantly associated with fracture in PHPT. If confirmed by further studies, k-periostin could be considered a new marker of bone fragility in PHPT, independently of BMD.