TY - JOUR T1 - Osteocalcin: a marker of disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis? JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 92 LP - 92 DO - 10.1136/ard.61.1.92 VL - 61 IS - 1 AU - A Falkenbach AU - M Herold Y1 - 2002/01/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/61/1/92.1.abstract N2 - In rheumatic diseases the synovial concentration of osteocalcin, which represents osteoblast activity, is inversely correlated with the extent of joint inflammation.1 Synovial and serum osteocalcin correlate positively.1 In ankylosing spondylitis (AS) the serum concentration of osteocalcin has been reported to be low2,3 or normal.4–7 Cross sectional studies have shown no significant correlation between osteocalcin serum concentration and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C reactive protein.5,7To answer the question whether serum osteocalcin is a useful marker … ER -