PTH and pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A: In 1942, 5 years after the creation of the movie on which our investigation is mostly based, the renowned American endocrinologist Fuller Albright introduced the term ‘pseudohypoparathyroidism’ (PHP) to describe subjects with PTH-resistant hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia accompanied by a constellation of developmental and skeletal defects termed ‘Albright hereditary osteodystrophy’ (AHO).