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Pseudohypoparathyroidism historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mazia Fatima, MBBS [2]

Overview

In 1942, Fuller albright, an American endocrinologist, first discovered pseudohypoparathyroidim and associated clinical features of Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.

Historical Perspective

Historical Perspective

  • In 1942, Fuller albright, an American endocrinologist, first discovered pseudohypoparathyroidim. Pseudohypoparathyoroidism is the first hormone resistance syndrome to be discovered.[1]
References

References

  1. Albright F, Burnett CH, Smith PH, Parson (1942). “Pseudohypoparathyroidism- An example of ‘Seabright-Bantam syndrome“. Endocrinology. 30: 922–32.
  2. Eyre WG, Reed WB (1971). “Albright’s hereditary osteodystrophy with cutaneous bone formation”. Arch Dermatol. 104 (6): 634–42. PMID 5002252.


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