Article
Identification and characterization of a novel CASR mutation causing familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2024
Lin Chien-Ming, Ding Yi-Xuan, Huang Shih-Ming, Chen Ying-Chuan, Lee Hwei-Jen, Sung Chih-Chien, Lin Shih-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Context: Although a monoallelic mutation in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene causes familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH), the functional characterization of the identified CASR mutation linked to the clinical response to calcimimetics therapy is still limited. Objective: A 45-year-old male presenting with moderate hypercalcemia, hypocalciuria, and inappropriately high parathyroid hormone (PTH) had a...
Topics
- Male
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Hypercalcemia
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing
- Calcium
- Mutation
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Kidney Diseases
