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Lead
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
With
Columbia University
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients undergo physical examination and complete history with emphasis on risk factors for osteoporosis and screening for occult secondary causes of osteoporosis through blood serum and 24 hour urine collection.
Patients with more than 6 months since prior bone mineral density measurements or who did not receive measurements at participating center, undergo dual energy x-ray absorptiometry over 30 minutes for bone mineral density measurements.
Age
16–54
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:
-Disease Characteristics--
Low bone mass (T score less than -2.0) with no secondary cause on routine exam
Premenopausal
OR
Perimenopausal
-Prior/Concurrent Therapy--
Chemotherapy: No prior or concurrent chemotherapeutic agents
Endocrine therapy: No prior or concurrent glucocorticoids or suppressive doses of thyroid hormone
Other: No prior or concurrent anticonvulsants
-Patient Characteristics--
Hematopoietic: No multiple myeloma
Other: No hyperparathyroidism No thyrotoxicosis No anorexia nervosa No Paget's disease of bone No rheumatoid arthritis No Cushing's syndrome No malabsorption syndrome No type I diabetes mellitus
