{
  "slug": "low-back-pain",
  "id": "low-back-pain-biomarkers",
  "condition": {
    "name": "Low Back Pain",
    "shortName": "Low Back Pain",
    "alternateNames": []
  },
  "page": {
    "title": "Low Back Pain Biomarker Atlas | Blood Tests & Molecular Alterations",
    "breadcrumbName": "Low Back Pain Biomarkers",
    "description": "Searchable atlas of Low Back Pain biomarkers, from peer-reviewed literature comparing patient levels vs. healthy controls.",
    "keywords": [
      "Low Back Pain biomarkers",
      "Low Back Pain blood tests",
      "biomarker atlas",
      "biomarker database"
    ],
    "canonical": "https://research.opensourcemed.info/low-back-pain-biomarkers.html",
    "hero": "Molecular alterations reported in Low Back Pain compared to healthy controls, from peer-reviewed literature.",
    "dateModified": "2026-07-03"
  },
  "categories": {
    "inflammatory": "Inflammatory"
  },
  "filters": [
    "inflammatory"
  ],
  "markers": [
    {
      "name": "CRP",
      "alternateName": "CRP",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "inflammatory",
      "comparison": "nonspecific LBP vs healthy (association evidence)",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Lim et al. 2020",
        "doi": "10.1097/AJP.0000000000000810"
      },
      "testType": "BloodTest",
      "loinc": "1988-5"
    },
    {
      "name": "IL-6",
      "alternateName": "IL-6",
      "direction": "up",
      "category": "inflammatory",
      "comparison": "chronic nonspecific LBP vs asymptomatic controls",
      "symptoms": "",
      "reference": {
        "citation": "Injeyan et al. 2025",
        "doi": "10.1177/11772719251355038"
      },
      "testType": "BloodTest",
      "loinc": "26881-5"
    }
  ]
}