Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a single-chain polypeptide composed of 84 amino acids. Available as Preotact, it is an identical form of human recombinant hormome which produced as a fusion protein undergoeing post-translational processing involving the cleavage of the OmpA leader sequence, leaving the mature protein as a single-chain 84 amino-acids polypeptide (9.4 kDa).
Preotact is used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of osteoporotic fractures and is marketed in Europe by Nycomed. Preos is a registered trade mark owned by NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The name Preos and the New Drug Application is pending approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
For use/treatment in osteoporosis.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Celerion, Tempe, Arizona, United States
Osaka City University Hospital, Osaka-shi, Osaka-Fu, Japan
Shimane University Hospital, Izumo-shi, Shimane-Ken, Japan
University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo-To, Japan
Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, California, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Mayo Clinic - PPDS, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klinikai Kozpont, Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of South Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Dept. of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, AArhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark
Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
University of Pécs, School of Medicine, Pécs, Hungary
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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