Four cases of autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia with hypercalciuria including two with novel mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor gene

Ann Clin Biochem. 2011 May;48(Pt 3):286-90. doi: 10.1258/acb.2010.010139. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Abstract

We present four cases with clinical and biochemical hypocalcaemia and evidence supportive of hypoparathyroidism. One case had been previously ascribed a diagnosis of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. Following the detection of relative hypercalciuria, all cases were found to have autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia with hypercalciuria and mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor gene, of which two were novel. Increased awareness of this condition and access to genotyping enables prompt accurate diagnosis and cascade screening of first-degree relatives.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Base Sequence
  • Child
  • Female
  • Genes, Dominant / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Hypercalciuria / complications*
  • Hypocalcemia / complications*
  • Hypocalcemia / diagnosis
  • Hypocalcemia / genetics*
  • Hypothyroidism / complications
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Receptors, Calcium-Sensing / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Receptors, Calcium-Sensing