A 62-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung presents with hypercalcemia (Ca2+ 12.5 mg/dL), elevated PTHrP (parathyroid hormone-related peptide), and low serum phosphate. Which feature best distinguishes PTHrP-mediated hypercalcemia from osteolytic hypercalcemia in paraneoplastic syndrome?

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