title: The need for reliable serum parathyroid hormone measurements.
abstract: Serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a recognized marker of bone remodeling in patients with renal osteodystrophy. However, identification of N-terminal truncated PTH fragments and a new form of PTH that interfere with second-generation PTH assays may be responsible for the great variability of PTH values and the difficulties of implementing the recommendations of the National Kidney Foundation/Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie et Dialyse, Clinique de l'Orangerie, Aubervilliers, France. urena.pablo@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: P Ureña
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone