Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder characterised by hypercalcemia, skeletal fragility, and renal stones with majority (75%) of parathyroid tumours localized to the inferior parathyroid glands. The reasons for this natural bias are not known till date. A probable reason may be due to inherent differences in the molecular milieu of normal superior and inferior parathyroid glands. Such questions cannot be answered using superior and inferior parathy...