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GluOC stimulated transcription of <jats:italic>PTH<\/jats:italic>, and inhibited <jats:italic>MEN1<\/jats:italic> expression. Moreover, GlaOC and GluOC reduced staurosporin-induced caspase 3\/7 activity. The putative OC receptor GPRC6A was detected in normal and tumor parathyroids at membrane or cytoplasmic level in cells scattered throughout the parenchyma. In PAds, the membrane expression levels of GPRC6A and its closest homolog CASR positively correlated; GPRC6A protein levels positively correlated with circulating ionized and total calcium, and PTH levels of the patients harboring the analyzed PAds. 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