Article
Identification of the first germline HRPT2 whole‐gene deletion in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism
26 Jul 2011
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Germline mutations in the HRPT2 gene are associated with the hereditary hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome (HPT-JT) and a subset of familial isolated hyperparathyroidism (FIHP). Somatic HRPT2 mutations are detected in sporadic parathyroid carcinomas and less frequently in cystic adenomas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying HRPT2 defect in a young patient with symptomatic...
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