High baseline parathyroid hormone levels were associated with single-gland disease and successful localization of the affected gland on preoperative imaging, aiding surgical planning for ...

Parathyroid hormone levels in older women remained within the normal reference range as women aged, even with parathyroid hormone increases of up to 50% above baseline, researchers in Sweden reported.

Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) could pave the way for future physiology studies and drug-screening applications, as shown in a new study. Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) ...

dementia Elevated parathyroid hormone has been reported as a potential risk factor for cognitive impairment. The following article features coverage from the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney ...

A RARE syndrome consisting of basal-cell nevi § and bone defects — namely, mandibular cysts and rib abnormalities 1–4 — has been described. Hypertelorism, mental changes, agenesis of the corpus ...

THE etiology of hypocalcemia is usually not difficult to define. In most cases it is due to one of the following: postoperative, idiopathic or pseudohypoparathyroidism; rickets and osteomalacia; ...

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...

Hyperparathyroidism is a condition wherein the parathyroid glands create too much parathyroid hormone. This can cause the levels of calcium in the blood to rise, which, without treatment, can lead to ...

Parathyroid cancer is very rare. Most cases of parathyroid disease, including almost all cases of overactive parathyroid, are not cancer. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, our endocrine tumor ...

Fibroblast growth factor 23 FGF-23 is a hormone secreted by osteoblasts and osteocytes that is as a central regulator of phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism (Figure). FGF-23 acts primarily in renal ...