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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Bone turnover markers Resorption markers Type I collagen degradation products Pyridinium crosslinks (PYD and DPD) C- and N-telopeptides (CTX, ICTP, NTX) Enzymes Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP) 5b* Cathepsin K Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) Formation markers Matrix proteins Procollagen type I propeptides C-terminal (PICP) N-terminal (PINP)* Osteocalcin (OC) Enzymes Bone isoform of alkaline phosphatase (bone ALP)* * Not cleared by the kidney. Source: Leeming DJ, Alexandersen P, Karsdal MA, et al. An update on biomarkers of bone turnover and their utility in biomedical research and clinical practice. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2006; 62:781.