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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2014

Functional and genetic studies of isolated cells from parathyroid tumors reveal the complex pathogenesis of parathyroid neoplasia.

Yuhong Shi, Joyce Hogue, Darshana Dixit, James Koh, John A Olson

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Importance of oxyphil cells for parathyroid hormone/calcium concentrations in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective observational study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  12. Common Key Genes in Differentiating Parathyroid Adenoma From Thyroid Adenoma.Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme · 2023
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  18. Intratumor heterogeneity in human parathyroid tumors.Histology and histopathology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuhong ShiDivision of General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Joyce Hogue
Darshana Dixit
James Koh
John A Olson
Duke University · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USDuke Medical Center · US

Funding

Women's Cancer Research ProgramP30CA014236 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DONNA NIEDZWIECKI · 1985 to 2026
$174.8M
Molecular Mechanisms of Altered Calcium Sensing in Human Parathyroid DiseaseR01DK088188 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI KOH, JAMES, OLSON, JOHN A. · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014236NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK088188NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK088188-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parathyroid adenomas (PAs) causing primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are histologically heterogeneous yet have been historically viewed as largely monotypic entities arising from clonal expansion of a single transformed progenitor. Using flow cytometric analysis of resected adenomatous parathyroid glands, we have isolated and characterized chief cells, oxyphil cells, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. The parathyroid chief and oxyphil cells produce parathyroid hormone (PTH), express the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR), and mobilize intracellular calcium in response to CASR activation. Parathyroid tumor infiltrating lymphocytes are T cells by immunophenotyping. Under normocalcemic conditions, oxyphil cells produce ∼50% more PTH than do chief cells, yet display significantly greater PTH suppression and calcium flux response to elevated calcium. In contrast, CASR expression and localization are equivalent in the respective parathyroid cell populations. Analysis of tumor clonality using X-linked inactivation assays in a patient-matched series of intact tumors, preparatively isolated oxyphil and chief cells, and laser-captured microdissected PA specimens demonstrate polyclonality in 5 of 14 cases. These data demonstrate the presence of functionally distinct oxyphil and chief cells within parathyroid primary adenomas and provide evidence that primary PA can arise by both clonal and polyclonal mechanisms. The clonal differences, biochemical activity, and relative abundance of these parathyroid adenoma subpopulations likely reflect distinct mechanisms of disease in PHPT.

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CalciumDNA PrimersFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingImmunophenotypingLaser Capture MicrodissectionMicroscopy, ElectronOxyphil CellsParathyroid HormoneParathyroid NeoplasmsReceptors, Calcium-SensingReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesCalciumDNA PrimersParathyroid HormoneReceptors, Calcium-Sensingendocrine neoplasiatumor heterogeneity

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PMID24510902
PMCPMC3939880
OpenAlexW2125686397

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