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familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia type I
Pathology:
- reduced activity of Ca+2 sensing receptor (CASR)
- FHH is characterized by altered Ca+2 homeostasis
Genetics:
- associated with a defect in Ca+2 sensing receptor (CASR) in parathyroid cells
Clinical manifestations:
- affected individuals exhibit mild or modest hypercalcemia, relative hypocalciuria, & inappropriately normal PTH levels
General
familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Database Correlations
OMIM correlations
MORBIDMAP 601199
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998