COMPARISON OF COMMERCIAL OSTEOCALCIN ASSAY KITS IN EVALUATING OSTEOPOROSIS

This study assessed the clinical applications of an osteocalcin assay performed with four commercial kits in various patient groups, The dat a obtained with three kits show the possibility of distinguishing betw een normal young women, healthy premenopausal women, and postmenopausa l women with a significant bone loss. One of the kits is able to show variations in serum osteocalcin levels after dialysis in patients with chronic renal failure, Serum osteocalcin assays appear to be a valid method for evaluating osteoporosis if the proper antibodies are used.