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Calcium-sensing receptor gene polymorphisms in primary hyperparathyroidism.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jan 2000
Cetani F, Borsari S, Vignali E, Pardi E, Picone A, Cianferotti L, Rossi G, Miccoli P, Pinchera A, Marcocci C
Abstract excerpt
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) polymorphism A986S has been found to be associated with higher serum calcium levels in normal subjects, suggesting that this amino acid change might decrease the inhibitory activity of the mutated receptor, render the parathyroid cells more prone to proliferate,...
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