ea0016p92 | Bone and calcium | ECE2008
Szymczak Jadwiga
, Bohdanowicz-Pawlak Anna
, Waszczuk Ewa
, Tworowska Urszula
Background: Calcium and vitamin D malabsorption in celiac disease (CD) predispose to high bone turnover and skeletal demineralization. Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family, and ligand of receptor activator of NFkB (RANKL) inhibits osteoclast formation and activity.The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD), bone-turnover markers and osteprotegerin in adult patients wit...