Abstract Number: 1545 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Periostin: a New Marker Of Local Bone Formation In Early Inflammatory Back Pain: results From The DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Periostin is a secreted, homodimeric protein that is synthesized by mesenchymal cells of the periosteum, which is involved in osteoblast homeostasis of the periosteum…