Osteoporosis and Osteopathy Markers in Patients with Mastocytosis

Kanitez N. A. , Erer B., Dogan O., Buyukbabani N. , Baykal C. , Sindel D. , ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.43-50, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjh.2013.0170
  • Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-50

Abstract

Objective: Osteoporosis, osteosclerosis, and lytic bone lesions have been observed in patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM). We examined bone mineral density (BMD) biochemical turnover markers and serum tryptase levels in SM, which is considered a rare disease.