The fluid test looks for a protein called cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), as well as an inflammatory biochemical called interleukin-8 (IL-8), researchers said. COMP levels tend to be ...

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and crosslinked N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTX) are two promising serum biomarkers, which Kelman et al. report to be modestly associated with ...

After assessing levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and interleukin‐8, the team came up with an algorithm based on the ratio of these two markers and validated its efficacy in ...