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SUBMITTER: Clarke BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5225224 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clarke Bart L BL Vokes Tamara J TJ Bilezikian John P JP Shoback Dolores M DM Lagast Hjalmar H Mannstadt Michael M
Endocrine 20161012 1
In hypoparathyroidism, inappropriately low levels of parathyroid hormone lead to unbalanced mineral homeostasis. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of recombinant human parathyroid hormone, rhPTH(1-84), on phosphate and vitamin D metabolite levels in patients with hypoparathyroidism. Following pretreatment optimization of calcium and vitamin D doses, 124 patients in a phase III, 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of adults with hypoparathyroidism rec ...[more]