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Rare cause of persistent hypocalcaemia in infancy due to PTH gene mutation.
BMJ case reports - 12 Sept 2023
Khadse Savita, Takalikar Vrushali Satish, Ghildiyal Radha, Shah Nikhil
Abstract excerpt
Hypocalcaemia is a frequently encountered electrolyte abnormality in neonates and it is mostly transient. However, persistent hypocalcaemia can point towards an endocrine abnormality like hypoparathyroidism, which is usually due to genetic disorders like DiGeorge and Kearns Sayre syndrome or due to mutations of genes like GCM2, CaSR and PTH.Our patient was a female child, who presented with hypocalcaemic...
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