[Paget's disease of the bones: diagnosis and treatment].

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Paget's disease of bone affects one or more bones and is characterized by increased bone turnover (remodelling) with hypertrophy and abnormal bone structure with diminished strength leading to deformity and fracture. The cause of the disease is not known, possibly is a slow virus infection. For diagnosis and follow-up the conventional bone markers, serum alkaline phosphatase and urine hydroxyproline, are still...

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