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Pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism-related hypercalcaemia is not associated with mutations in the CASR gene.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Sept 2007
Felderbauer P, Karakas E, Fendrich V, Bulut K, Werner I, Dekomien G, Klein W, Bartsch D, Schmidt W E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) related hypercalcaemia is considered to represent a risk factor for the development of pancreatitis. We therefore explored whether mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor gene ( CASR) coding for the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR), an essential regulator of the calcium homeostasis in parathyroid chief cells, exist in a cohort of patients with pHPT and pancreatitis....
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