THIS report concerns 2 male sibs with hypercalcemia caused by neonatal familial primary hyperparathyroidism. In the literature there are only a few reports of familial hyperparathyroidism. 1,2 These ...

Background Familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) is an autosomal dominant disorder that can represent an early stage of either the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) or ...

Researchers report that primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in children and adolescents is usually caused by a sporadic single parathyroid adenoma. Of the 31 patients, aged up to 18 years of age, with ...

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 ...

Hyperparathyroidism happens when the parathyroid glands make too much parathyroid hormone. This can affect your calcium levels and cause other health problems. You may have hyperparathyroidism if your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Case one: An 80-year-old woman undergoing carotid artery evaluation was found to have a thyroid nodule which was ...

Parathyroid cancer is a very rare type of cancer that starts in the parathyroid gland. It can cause hyperparathyroidism, which can result in high calcium levels in the blood. The most common treatment ...

Abstract: MEN 1 is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome which manifests a variety of endocrine and non-endocrine neoplasms and lesions. Growing knowledge of this condition in both its molecular genetic ...

The proband attended the Mayo Clinic in 1960, when a diagnosis of ulcerogenic islet-cell tumor was made, and familial multiple endocrine adenomatosis was first considered. 15 Subsequently, by ...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a complex endocrine condition characterized by excess circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) resulting from an underlying condition, most commonly chronic kidney ...

Fadil M Hannan; M Andrew Nesbit; Paul T Christie; Carl Fratter; Nicholas E Dudley; Greg P Sadler; Rajesh V Thakker His mother (individual I.2 in family 1, Figure 1A) had a history of renal calculi ...

a Reference range 2.12-2.62 mmol/l. b Reference range 1.3-7.6 pmol/l. c Normal ratio >0.01. d Measured by 24 h urinary calcium excretion, reference range 2.5-7.5 mmol/24 h.