Doctors may use a variety of diagnostic tests to confirm Paget's disease, including x-rays that show deformities of affected bone, blood tests to indicate elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase, and bone scans. Finally, urine analysis showing bone turnover markers such as pyridinoline and hydroxyproline, two substance released by abnormal bone remodeling processes.

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