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Mutations of calcium-sensing receptor gene: two novel mutations and overview of impact on calcium homeostasis.
[familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia]
Genetic
disorders
of
calcium
metabolism
arise
in
a
familial
or
sporadic
setting
.
The
calcium-sensing
receptor
(
CASR
)
plays
a
key
role
in
maintaining
calcium
homeostasis
and
study
of
the
CASR
gene
can
be
clinically
useful
in
determining
etiology
and
appropriate
therapeutic
approaches
.
We
report
two
cases
of
novel
CASR
gene
mutations
that
illustrate
the
varying
clinical
presentations
and
discuss
these
in
terms
of
the
current
understanding
of
CASR
function
.
A
16
-
year
-old
patient
had
mild
hypercalcemia
associated
with
low
-normal
urinary
calcium
excretion
and
normal-
to
-
high
parathyroid
hormone
(
PTH
)
levels
.
Because
of
negative
family
history
,
familial
hypocalciuric
hypercalcemia
was
originally
excluded
.
The
second
patient
was
a
54
-
year
-old
man
with
symptomatic
hypocalcemia
,
hyperphosphatemia
,
low
PTH
,
and
mild
hypercalciuria
.
Familial
investigation
revealed
the
same
phenotype
in
the
patient
's
sister
.
The
coding
region
of
the
CASR
gene
was
sequenced
in
both
probands
and
their
available
first
-degree
relatives
.
The
first
patient
had
a
novel
heterozygous
inactivating
CASR
mutation
in
exon
4
,
which
predicted
a
p
.
A
423
K
change
;
genetic
analysis
was
negative
in
the
parents
.
The
second
patient
had
a
novel
heterozygous
activating
CASR
mutation
in
exon
6
,
which
predicted
a
p
.
E
556
K
change
;
the
affected
sister
of
the
proband
was
also
positive
.
We
reported
two
novel
heterozygous
mutations
of
the
CASR
gene
,
an
inactivating
mutation
in
exon
4
and
the
first
activating
mutation
reported
to
date
in
exon
6
.
These
cases
illustrate
the
importance
of
genetic
testing
of
CASR
gene
to
aid
correct
diagnosis
and
to
assist
in
clinical
management
.
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aromatase deficiency
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