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Hyperparathyroidism is a metabolic disease characterized by the metabolic triad of high serum calcium level (hypercalcemia), low serum phosphorus level (hypo-phosphatemia), and increased calcium and phosphorus renal excretion (hypercalciuria).
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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2010). Hyperparathyroidism. In: Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (eds) Internal Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03709-2_34
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