ea0070ep73 | Bone and Calcium | ECE2020
Papadimitriou Dimitrios T
, Dermitzaki Eleni
, Kleanthous Kleanthis
, Papadimitriou Anastasios
, Mastorakos George
Background: Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the establishment of lifelong bone health. While most studies focus on vitamin-D regardless of PTH levels, Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism (NPHPT) has been recognized more than 15 years ago as a variant of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), characterized by persistently elevated PTH with normal albumin-adjusted total and ionized calcium, in the absence of secondary causes of hyperparathyroidism. PPHPT is...