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High, Low PTH Raises Hypercalcemia Risk - Renal and Urology News



High, Low PTH Raises Hypercalcemia Risk 
Renal and Urology News
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.?Low and high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) are associated with hypercalcemia, according to a study of 106760 hemodialysis patients presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings suggest.

 


PTHrP and breast cancer: more than hypercalcemia and bone metastases - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)



PTHrP and breast cancer: more than hypercalcemia and bone metastases 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) causes hypercalcemia in cancer patients. PTHrP is required for normal breast development and has been shown to promote bone metastases from breast cancers. However, whether the protein also contributes to the ...

 


Renal Transplant Failure Linked To Elevated Pre-Transplant iPTH - Renal Business Today



Renal Transplant Failure Linked To Elevated Pre-Transplant iPTH 
Renal Business Today
Gill, a transplant nephrologist at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, and his co-investigators made this discovery when gathering information about the increasingly common phenomena of hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia in kidney transplant ...

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Genta Incorporated Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results - MarketWatch (press release)



Genta Incorporated Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results 
MarketWatch (press release)
Genta is exclusively marketing Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection) in the US, which is indicated for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer-related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. The Company has developed proprietary oral ...

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Genta Initiates Randomized Trial of Tesetaxel in Gastric Cancer - MarketWatch (press release)



Genta Initiates Randomized Trial of Tesetaxel in Gastric Cancer 
MarketWatch (press release)
Genta is exclusively marketing Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection) in the US, which is indicated for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer-related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. The Company has developed proprietary oral ...

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Genta Appoints Dr. Brian Leyland-Jones and Richard J. Moran to Its Board of ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Genta Appoints Dr. Brian Leyland-Jones and Richard J. Moran to Its Board of ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Genta is exclusively marketing Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection) in the US, which is indicated for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer-related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. The Company has developed proprietary oral ...

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Increased Risk of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Celiac Disease - Celiac.com



Celiac.com 
Increased Risk of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Celiac Disease 
Celiac.com
... have vitamin D and calcium deficiencies, the team expected to find a "constellation of celiac disease and elevated parathyroid hormone levels," but that they did not expect to see a connection between celiac disease with hypercalcemia and PHPT.

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Osteoporosis Drugs That Could Cause Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw - EmpowHer



Osteoporosis Drugs That Could Cause Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw 
EmpowHer
But the popular literature and blogs are filled with stories of patients on prolonged bisphosphonate therapy who were trying to control osteoporosis or hypercalcemia only to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw.? (2) The study suggested that those with the ...

 


Cardiologia 2050. Sindrome dell'Arresto Cardiaco da Rimodellamento ... - Master Viaggi



Cardiologia 2050. Sindrome dell'Arresto Cardiaco da Rimodellamento ... 
Master Viaggi
?Williams-Beuren syndrome (Williams syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by specific cardiovascular defects, infantile hypercalcemia, skeletal and renal anomalies, cognitive deficits, ?social personality,? and elfin facies? (2).