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pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism

pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism is the alternative form of pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism.

Meaning of pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

Noun

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (plural pseudopseudohypoparathyroidisms, abbreviation PPHP)

  1. A genetic condition characterized by physical features similar to pseudohypoparathyroidism such as short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications, but without biochemical abnormalities like calcium or phosphate imbalance, due to normal end-organ responsiveness to parathyroid hormone.
    • Because Gαs is paternally imprinted in certain hormone target tissues, maternal inheritance of AHO leads to multihormone resistance [pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a)], whereas paternal inheritance leads to AHO alone [pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (pseudoPHP)]. Classically, the obesity in...2007, Dominique N. Long, Sarah McGuire, Michael A. Levine, Lee S. Weinstein, Emily L. Germain-Lee, Body Mass Index Differences in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a Versus...
    Synonyms:
    pseudoPHP

Forms of pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism

pluralpseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidisms

Questions about pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism

What is pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism the alternative form of?
Pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism is the alternative form of pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism.

Words near pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism in the dictionary

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  4. pseudo-professional
  5. pseudo-pseudo-Meigs' syndrome
  6. pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism
  7. pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidisms
  8. pseudo-pseudoseizure
  9. pseudo-pseudothrombophlebitis
  10. pseudo-quantitative
  11. pseudo-quaternary

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