Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein C-Terminal (PTHrP), Plasma

PTH-Related Peptide; Parathyroid Related Polypeptide; Parathyroid Related Protein; PTH Related Protein

Plasma (Na heparin)

You must specify "Quest" or "C-Terminal" to order this test.
Please note that PTHrP analysis as a N-Terminal assay is available at Mayo: Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide N-Terminal (PTHrP), Plasma.

Differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia; manage patients with solid tumors and hypercalcemia.

Two PTHrP assays are offered, one targeting the N-terminal peptides (Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide N-Terminal (PTHrP), Plasma) and the other targeting the C-terminal peptides (Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein C-Terminal (PTHrP), Plasma). The C-terminal fragment may accumulate in patients with renal impairment and the N-terminal fragment clearance is not affected by renal impairment. To avoid detection of excess C-terminal fragments in renal impairment choose the N-terminal assay.
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