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A type of hyperparathyroidism that occurs following kidney transplantation, which is a treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism. Although kidney transplantation leads to a normalization of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone in most patients. The state of persistent hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism is referred to as tertiary hyperparathyroidism. [DDD:spark]
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