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Calcium metabolism and endocrine functions in a family with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Dec 2003
Speer G, Tóth M, Niller H-H, Salamon D, Takács I, Miheller P, Patócs A, Nagy Z, Bajnok E, Nyiri P, Lakatos P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We report two Hungarian patients with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) caused by a mutation of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) at codon 55. The proband and her father were heterozygous for this mutation. DESIGN: We performed detailed clinical and laboratory assessments of this family to characterize the effects of CaSR mutation on several endocrine organs expressing CaSR. RESULTS:...
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