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Reduced vertebral bone density in hypercalciuric nephrolithiasis by Pietschmann, F., Breslau, N. A., Pak, C. Y.

“…Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and single-photon absorptiometry were used to determine bone density at the lumbar spine and radial shaft in 62 patients with…”
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Membranous glomerulonephritis associated with Graves' disease by Becker, Bruce A., Fenves, Andrew Z., Breslau, Neil A.

“…Renal involvement in thyroid diseases is an unusual event. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis has been reported in…”
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Slow-release sodium fluoride in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis : a randomized controlled trial by PAK, C. Y. C, KHASHAYAR SAKHAEE, ADAMS-HUET, B, REISCH, J. S, PIZIAK, V, PETERSON, R. D, BRESLAU, N. A, BOYD, P, POINDEXTER, J. R, HERZOG, J, HEARD-SAKHAEE, A, HAYNES, S

“…To test whether intermittent treatment with slow-release sodium fluoride and continuous calcium citrate supplementation inhibits vertebral fractures without…”
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Serum IGF 1 is low and correlated with osteoblastic surface in idiopathic osteoporosis by Reed, Berenice Y., Zerwekh, Joseph E., Sakhaee, Khashayar, Breslau, Neil A., Gottschalk, Frank, Pak, Charles Y. C.

“…We have previously reported that bone formation is impaired on histomorphometric analysis of bone in patients with idiopathic osteoporosis. In the present…”
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An evaluation of the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs and medroxyprogesterone acetate on uterine leiomyomata volume by magnetic resonance imaging: a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial by Carr, B R, Marshburn, P B, Weatherall, P T, Bradshaw, K D, Breslau, N A, Byrd, W, Roark, M, Steinkampf, M P

“…The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the effectiveness of administering medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA; 20 mg/day) in either the first…”
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Relationship of animal protein-rich diet to kidney stone formation and calcium metabolism by Breslau, N A, Brinkley, L, Hill, K D, Pak, C Y

“…We wished to determine whether different types of dietary protein might have different effects on calcium metabolism and on the propensity for renal stone…”
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Use of ketoconazole to probe the pathogenetic importance of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in absorptive hypercalciuria by Breslau, N A, Preminger, G M, Adams, B V, Otey, J, Pak, C Y

“…Ketoconazole was used to probe the pathogenetic importance of the serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D] concentration in 19 patients with well…”
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Calcium, estrogen, and progestin in the treatment of osteoporosis by Breslau, N A

“…An adequate calcium intake is important to attain peak bone mass and to oppose that component of age-related bone loss due to insufficient intestinal calcium…”
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Evidence for normal vitamin D receptor messenger ribonucleic acid and genotype in absorptive hypercalciuria by Zerwekh, J E, Hughes, M R, Reed, B Y, Breslau, N A, Heller, H J, Lemke, M, Nasonkin, I, Pak, C Y

“…Absorptive hypercalciuria (a stone-forming condition) is characterized by gut hyperabsorption of calcium, hypercalciuria, and reduced bone density. Inasmuch as…”
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Oral contraceptive pills, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, or use in combination for treatment of hirsutism: a clinical research center study by Carr, B R, Breslau, N A, Givens, C, Byrd, W, Barnett-Hamm, C, Marshburn, P B

“…The effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), GnRH agonist (GnRH-a), and a combination of OCPs and GnRH-a in the treatment of hirsute women was…”
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Vitamin D receptor quantitation in human blood mononuclear cells in health and disease by Zerwekh, J E, Yu, X P, Breslau, N A, Manolagas, S, Pak, C Y

“…Vitamin D receptor (VDR) concentration was quantitated in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with absorptive hypercalciuria (AH) and…”
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Physiological effects of slow release potassium phosphate for absorptive hypercalciuria: a randomized double-blind trial by Breslau, N A, Heller, H J, Reza-Albarrán, A A, Pak, C Y

“…We examined the physiological effects and tolerance of UroPhos-K, a slow release neutral form of potassium phosphate (155 mg. phosphate and 8 mEq. potassium…”
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Impaired bone formation in male idiopathic osteoporosis: further reduction in the presence of concomitant hypercalciuria by Zerwekh, J. E., Sakhaee, K., Breslau, N. A., Gottschalk, F., Pak, C. Y.

“…We present iliac bone histomorphometric data and related biochemical data from 16 nonalcoholic men (50 +/- 11 (SD) years) referred for evaluation of…”
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New form of pseudohypoparathyroidism with abnormal catalytic adenylate cyclase by Barrett, D, Breslau, N A, Wax, M B, Molinoff, P B, Downs, Jr, R W

“…Patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia have resistance to multiple hormones because of deficient activity of the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding…”
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Human placental production of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3: biochemical characterization and production in normal subjects and patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism by Zerwekh, J E, Breslau, N A

“…Biochemical characterization of placental 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1 alpha-hydroxylase was performed in placentas from eight normal women. Production of…”
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Regulation of 1,25 (OH)2D synthesis in hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism by Breslau, N A, Weinstock, R S

“…We examined the regulation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] synthesis in patients with hypoparathyroidism (n = 5) and pseudohypoparathyroidism (n = 5)…”
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Hypercalcemia associated with increased serum calcitriol levels in three patients with lymphoma by Breslau, N A, McGuire, J L, Zerwekh, J E, Frenkel, E P, Pak, C Y

“…A radioreceptor assay for serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) was used to screen patients with hypercalcemia of malignancy. Three patients with…”
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Angiographic ablation of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas: local experience and review of the literature by Heller, H J, Miller, G L, Erdman, W A, Snyder, 3rd, W H, Breslau, N A

“…To evaluate local experience with a modified technique for angiographic ablation of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas. Three patients with likely mediastinal…”
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Relationship of estrogen and pregnancy to calcium homeostasis in pseudohypoparathyroidism by Breslau, N A, Zerwekh, J E

“…The relationship of estrogen administration and pregnancy to vitamin D metabolism and Ca homeostasis was examined in two young women with…”
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism: current concepts by Breslau, N A

“…Following a brief discussion of the diagnosis and classification of hypoparathyroidism, this review will focus on current concepts of pseudohypoparathyroidism…”
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