Receptor-mediated Immunoassay

Bones allow us to move, give our shape and support our body. They are dynamic tissues that rebuild constantly throughout our life. During childhood and teens, the body adds new bone faster than it removes old bone. After age 20, some people can lose bone faster than making bone. To have strong bones and prevent bone loss when older, we need to get enough calcium, vitamin D and exercise. There are many kinds of bone problems: Low bone density and osteoporosis make your bones weak and more likely to break Osteogenesis imperfecta makes bones brittle Paget's disease of bone makes them weak Bones can also develop cancer and infections DiaSorin is the recognized leader in immunoassay testing of bone health. 25-OH-VitD testing is in the world still the most widely adopted test to monitor VitD levels in blood. Insufficient levels of VitD are a key cause of weak bones. The most recent and innovative assay generated by DiaSorin scientists in bone metabolism monitoring is the VitD 1,25 assay. This is the first and only fully automated assay to detect and quantify VitD 1,25 levels in blood not requiring any complex and manual sample manipulation. Testing of VitD 1,25 is the active metabolite of VitD that regulates calcium absorption in our body. This unique and unprecedented test is based upon the new technology invented by DiaSorin scientists termed “Receptor-mediated Immunoassay”.