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Effect of parathyroid hormone administration in a patient with severe hypoparathyroidism caused by gain-of-function mutation of calcium-sensing receptor.
Endocrine journal - 1 Dec 2006
Shiohara Masaaki, Shiozawa Riyo, Kurata Kenji, Matsuura Hiroki, Arai Fumi, Yasuda Toshiyuki, Koike Kenichi
Abstract excerpt
Hypoparathyroidism caused by gain-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) in the transmembrane domain is usually severe and difficult to manage. A patient with severe hypoparathyroidism, caused by CaR activating mutation F821L, was treated for 3 days (Day 1 to Day 3) with synthetic human parathyroid hormone 1-34 (teriparatide, PTH). An Ellsworth-Howard test of the patient revealed normal...
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