A Puzzling Case of Elevated Parathyroid Hormone.

J Appl Lab Med

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, Washington University in St.Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.

Published: March 2024

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