ALTERED MECHANOSENSITIVITY CAN EXPLAIN THE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED BONE MASS IN HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

摘要

Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPTH) is characterized by low or absent parathyroid hormone (PTH). It is mainly associated with a drastic suppression of bone turnover by around 80% (Rubin et al., 2008) and a substantial increase in bone mass in the range of 10-32% (Rubin et al., 2008; Abugassa et al., 1993).