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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH), caused by activating mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), is characterized by hypocalcemia with an inappropriately low concentration of PTH. Among 11 missense mutations of CaSR reported to date in patients with ADH or sporadic hypocalcemia, functional properties of 8 mutant CaSRs were characterized. Here, we describe a novel mutation of CaSR and its functional property in a family with ADH. The 41-yr-old male proband had asymptomatic hypocalcemia with a history of recurrent nephrolithiasis. His father had asymptomatic hypocalcemia, but his mother was normocalcemic. PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism and sequencing revealed that both the proband and the father had a novel heterozygous mutation in CaSR gene that causes lysine to asparagine substitution at codon 47 (K47N), which is in the extracellular domain of CaSR, like 6 of 11 known activating mutations. Using HEK293 cells transfected with wild-type or K47N CaSR complementary DNA, the intracellular Ca2+ concentration was assessed in response to changes in the extracellular Ca2+ concentration. The EC50 of the mutant CaSR for the extracellular Ca2+ concentration was 2.2 mmol/L and was significantly lower than that of wild-type (3.7 mmol/L). These results confirm that this mutation is responsible for ADH in this family. The fact that several inactivating mutations in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia occur in amino acid around K47 suggests the importance of the N-terminal portion of the receptor in extracellular Ca sensing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel activating mutation in calcium-sensing receptor gene associated with a family of autosomal dominant hypocalcemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. rokazaki@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't