Reference values of parathyroid hormone in very low birth weight infants.

Tomas MatejekBara ZapletalovaJaroslav StranikLenka ZaloudkovaVladimir Palicka

Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry (2024)

The physiological range for PTH levels for preterm neonates without 25(OH)D deficiency was estimated as 0.9-11.9 pmol/l (8.5-112.3 pg/mL). It seems that elevation of serum PTH above this range can be considered as hyperparathyroidism in very low birth weight infants.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
replacement therapy