the data indicate that 1 ) a deficient state of all of these vitamin d metabolites exists in patients with ns and normal renal function , 2 ) this abnormality underlies the defect in alpha and the resistance to the calcemic response to pth , and all participate in the genesis of the hypocalcemia , 3 ) secondary hyperparathyroidism develops , and 4 ) both vitamin d deficiency and elevated blood levels of pth are responsible for the bone lesions in these patients .
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pth
C0020598
hypocalcemia