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Long-Term Results of Continuous Subcutaneous Recombinant PTH (1-34) Infusion in Children with Refractory Hypoparathyroidism
25 Aug 2011
Abstract excerpt
Hypoparathyroidism in children is most often due to mutations in genes involved in parathyroid development and calcium homeostasis signaling. Some rare cases result from autoimmune attack on the parathyroid glands as a part of the type 1 polyglandular failure syndrome (autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy). The majority of cases of pediatric hypoparathyroidism are well controlled under...
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