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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide (PTHrP): Evaluation of Pediatric, Covariate-Stratified Reference Intervals.

Vincenzo Brescia, Antonietta Fontana, Roberto Lovero, Carmela Capobianco, Stella Vita Marsico, Tiziana De Chirico, Carla Pinto, Elisa Mascolo, Angela Pia Cazzolla, Maria Felicia Faienza and 1 more

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vincenzo BresciaClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7883-4644
Antonietta FontanaClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Roberto LoveroClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Carmela CapobiancoClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Stella Vita MarsicoClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Tiziana De ChiricoClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Carla PintoClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Elisa MascoloClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Angela Pia CazzollaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0842-7351
Maria Felicia FaienzaPediatric Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1899-8337
Francesca Di SerioClinical Pathology Unit, AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari-Ospedale Giovanni XXIII, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Foggia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) is expressed at a wide range of sites in the body and performs different functions including vasodilation, relaxation of smooth muscle cells, and regulation of bone development. PTHrP also mediates hypercalcemia related to neoplastic diseases. However, reference ranges specific method and age were not evaluated. We establish PTHrP reference ranges in apparently healthy, normocalcemic, normophosphatemic pediatric individuals. In this observational prospective, study we measured PTHrP in serum from 178 samples (55.06% male 44.94% female) from apparently healthy pediatric subjects [median age 10 years (range 1-18)] subunit ELISA method The statistical analysis performed provided for the calculation of the 95% reference interval, right-sided, with a non-parametric percentile method (CLSI C28-A3). Upper reference limits (URL) for PTHrP was 2.89 ng/mL (2.60 to 3.18; 90% CI). No significant differences were found between the median PTHrP concentrations in males vs females and in the age range categories selected. Comprehensive normal values for PTHrP are indispensable to the assessment of calcium phosphorus dysfunction in children. Severe hypercalcemia is a rare, but clinically significant condition, in infancy and childhood. PTHrP values higher than the reference value may help to distinguish the hypercalcemic product of a malignancy, paraneoplastic syndromes mediated by PTHrP, from other causes.

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hypercalcemiaparathyroid hormones related proteinreference range

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