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Activating calcium-sensing receptor mutation in the mouse is associated with cataracts and ectopic calcification.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Sept 2004
Hough Tertius A, Bogani Debora, Cheeseman Michael T, Favor Jack, Nesbit M Andrew, Thakker Rajesh V, Lyon Mary F
Abstract excerpt
The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of extracellular calcium such that abnormalities, which result in a loss or gain of function, lead to hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia, respectively, in patients. Mice carrying CaSR knockout alleles develop hypercalcemia that mimics the disorders observed in humans. To date, there is no mouse model for an activating CaSR...
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