parathyroid hormone [PTH]-related protein

Introduction

Etiologic agent of hypercalcemia of malignancy. Often inappropriately secreted by:

• tumors of epidermal origin
  • squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
  • squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix
• renal cell carcinoma

More general terms

• secreted peptide
• hormone

Additional terms

• hypercalcemia of malignancy
• parathyroid hormone related peptide in plasma
• squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P12272.html
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/168470