Experience with a third-generation parathyroid hormone assay (BIO-PTH) in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism in a Brazilian population

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the usefulness of a third-generation PTH assay in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Subjects and methods Forty-one PHPT patients (4 men and 37 women) with 61.2 ± 10.9 (mean ± SD) years, were studied and had PTH levels measured with two different meth...

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Main Author: Bonanséa,Teresa Cristina P. (author)
Other Authors: Ohe,Monique Nakayama (author), Brandão,Cynthia (author), Ferrer,Cláudia de Francischi (author), Santos,Lívia Marcela (author), Lazaretti-Castro,Marise (author), Vieira,José Gilberto Henriques (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Bio-PTH
intact PTH
PTH assays
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000500420
Country:Brazil
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