Falsely elevated parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-RP) in a patient with hypercalcemia and renal failure

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 726-728

  Lum, Gifford ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

C terminal PTH RP; False elevation; Hypercalcemia; Malignancy; N terminal PTH RP; PTH RP; Renal faliure

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; CINACALCET; CREATININE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; HEMOGLOBIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GOUT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KNEE AMPUTATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84855524045     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM23TD4IUTAJBJMG     Document Type: Article

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