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[Calcium sensing receptor: physiology and pathology].
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Mar 2006
Faivre-Defrance F, Marcelli-Tourvieille S, Odou M-F, Porchet N, Wemeau J-L, Vantyghem M-C
Abstract excerpt
Calcium is a major ion in human metabolism and its level is highly controlled. This regulation is performed via the Calcium Sensing Receptor, a discovery which ten years ago led to the explanation of a number of clinical disorders. The syndromes caused by CaSR abnormalities are characterized by hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia, associated with inappropriate calciuria. An underlying genetic or auto-immune cause may...
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