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Functional activities of mutant calcium-sensing receptors determine clinical presentations in patients with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2014
Kinoshita Yuka, Hori Michiko, Taguchi Manabu, Watanabe Sumiyo, Fukumoto Seiji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH) is a congenital isolated hypoparathyroidism caused by activating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene. The clinical features of ADH are heterogeneous; some patients are asymptomatic, and others show severe hypocalcemia with Bartter's syndrome. We therefore recruited 12 patients with ADH to clarify the determinants of their clinical presentation....
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