Evidence of a Functional Estrogen Receptor in Parathyroid Adenomas
Author(s) -
Felix Haglund,
Ran Ma,
Mikael Huss,
Luqman Sulaiman,
Ming Lu,
IngaLeilsson,
Anders Höög,
C. Christofer Juhlin,
Johan Hartman,
Catharina Larsson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2484
Subject(s) - primary hyperparathyroidism , estrogen , estrogen receptor , context (archaeology) , endocrinology , medicine , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid hormone , biology , calcium , cancer , breast cancer , paleontology
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is most frequently present in postmenopausal women. Although the involvement of estrogen has been suggested, current literature indicates that parathyroid tumors are estrogen receptor (ER) α negative.
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