Guide to Diagnostic Tests
C-telopeptide, beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta)
Test/Range/Collection
C-telopeptide, beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta), serum
Adult male: 60–850 pg/mL
Adult female: premenopausal 60–650 pg/mL; postmenopausal 104–1010 pg/mL (age and laboratory-specific).
SST, red
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Fasting specimen is preferred. For patients on supplement biotin (>5 mg/day), specimen should not be collected until >8 hr after the last dose.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "C-telopeptide, Beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619120/all/C_telopeptide__beta_cross_linked__CTX_beta_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. C-telopeptide, beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619120/all/C_telopeptide__beta_cross_linked__CTX_beta_. Accessed April 21, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). C-telopeptide, beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619120/all/C_telopeptide__beta_cross_linked__CTX_beta_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. C-telopeptide, Beta-cross-linked (CTX-beta) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 April 21]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619120/all/C_telopeptide__beta_cross_linked__CTX_beta_.
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