Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) has been shown to be the principal cause of humoral hypercalcemia associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Recent studies have demonstrated that the amino-terminal region of PTHrP has growth factor-like activities, suggesting it may play a role in the d
The preoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate is an independent prognostic factor in renal cell carcinoma
β Scribed by Shomik Sengupta; Christine M. Lohse; John C. Cheville; Bradley C. Leibovich; R. Houston Thompson; W. Scott Webster; Igor Frank; Horst Zincke; Michael L. Blute; Eugene D. Kwon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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