A novel germline inactivating mutation in the CASR gene in an Italian kindred affected by familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.

[familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia]

Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH ) syndrome is a rare benign condition , inherited as an autosomal dominant trait , in which inactivating mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR ) gene affects the body 's ability to regulate calcium homeostasis . Its outcome is featured by increased levels of serum calcium , moderate hypophosphatemia , and inadequately normal or elevated circulating parathyroid hormone levels . Affected patients are mostly asymptomatic and do not benefit from surgical resection of their mildly enlarged parathyroids .We evaluated for hypercalcemia an Italian family that was identified via a young adult male proband referred to our center for parathyroidectomy .The patients and the family members were evaluated both biochemically and genetically as suspected FHH subjects . An in vitro functional study was performed by site-directed mutagenesis , and CASR activity was monitored by measuring intracellular calcium ([Ca (2 )(+)](i )).The patient had a novel germline heterozygous CASR mutation (c .361 _364 GATT ; p .D 121 del /fsX 122 ). The mutation caused a premature stop codon at codon 122 , exiting a truncated protein . The biochemical phenotype of all family members carrying the heterozygous deletion was concordant with classic FHH syndrome .Our findings confirm the role of CASR gene mutational analysis to offer a valuable addition for the recognition of FHH in hypercalcemic patients not yet characterized for a positive familial history of hypercalcemia , the only condition that identifies CASR gene mutations in hypercalcemia .

Diseases
Validation

Diseases presenting "premature stop codon" symptom

aromatase deficiency

cadasil

classical phenylketonuria

cohen syndrome

cystinuria

dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

erythropoietic protoporphyria

familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia

junctional epidermolysis bullosa

kindler syndrome

lamellar ichthyosis

omenn syndrome

triple a syndrome

x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

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