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A homozygous CaSR mutation causing a FHH phenotype completely masked by vitamin D deficiency presenting as rickets.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2014
Szczawinska Dorothea, Schnabel Dirk, Letz Saskia, Schöfl Christof
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Heterozygous inactivating calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) mutations lead to familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH), whereas homozygous mutations usually cause neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms of a homozygous inactivating CaSR mutation identified in a 16-year-old female. DESIGN: Clinical, biochemical, and...
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