Efficacy of wheat germ lectin-precipitated alkaline phosphatase in serum as an estimator of bone mineralization rate: Comparison to serum total alkaline phosphatase and serum bone Gla-protein

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Summary Serum levels of total alkaline phosphatase activity (S-T-AP), wheat germ lectin-precipitated alkaline phosphatase activity (S-L-AP), and bone Gla-protein immunoreactivity (S-BGP) were measured in 26 patients (23 females and 3 males) aged 35–73 years (mean 59 years) with primary hyperparathyroidism (n=7), hyperthyroidism (n=9), and hypothyroidism (n=10) in whom the bone mineralization rate (m) was determined by47Ca-kinetics (continuously expanding calcium pool model). A weak positive correlation (r=0.42,PP0.50). The highest correlation coefficient (r=0.81,PPP<0.01). We concluded that S-L-AP predicts bone mineralization at organ level better than S-T-AP in selected metabolic bone disorders and that the supernatant activity shows no relation to bone turnover. We find the assay easy to handle and suitable for large-scale use in the diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic bone disease.

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