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General Comment |
NCBI Summary:
This gene encodes a member of the parathyroid family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate a protein that binds to the parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide receptor and regulates blood calcium and phosphate levels. Excess production of the encoded protein, known as hyperparathyroidism, can result in hypercalcemia and kidney stones. On the other hand, defective processing of the encoded protein may lead to hypoparathyroidism, which can result in hypocalcemia and numbness. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
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Comment |
Serum parathyroid hormone concentrations are increased in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Panidis D et al. (2005) The present study was designed to investigate the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and of obesity on serum parathyroid hormone (RhoTauEta), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D), and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D] concentrations and the possible associations of the above calciotropic hormones with the hormonal and metabolic characteristics of the syndrome. We studied 58 obese [body mass index (BMI)>30 kg/m2] women with PCOS, 64 overweight (BMI, 25-30 kg/m2) women with the syndrome, 169 normal-weight (BMI<25 kg/m2) women with PCOS, 29 obese controls (ovulatory women without clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenemia), 14 overweight controls, and 70 normal-weight controls. Blood samples were collected (at 0900 after an overnight fast) between the 3rd and 6th days of a menstrual cycle in the control groups and during a spontaneous bleeding episode in the PCOS groups. Circulating concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), testosterone, Delta4-androstenedione, 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), insulin, glucose, PTH, 25-OH-vitamin D, and 1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D were measured. Both PCOS and increased body weight had a significant positive effect on serum PTH values. PTH concentrations were significantly correlated with age, BMI, glucose, PRL, SHBG, and testosterone. Only the correlations with testosterone and PRL were BMI-independent. The effect of PCOS on PTH concentrations remained significant after adjustment for BMI, but not after adjustment for testosterone concentration. Increased body weight also had a significant negative effect on 25-OH- and 1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D concentrations, but no association with the syndrome was observed. The results of the present study are in agreement with previous data supporting an association of increased PTH and decreased vitamin D metabolite concentrations with obesity. Moreover, the present findings indicate, for the first time, that PTH probably is also linked to PCOS-associated hyperandrogenism.//////////////////
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