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01-06-2017 | Original Paper
A novel CYP24A1 genotype associated to a clinical picture of hypercalcemia, nephrolithiasis and low bone mass
Authors:
Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Angelo Minucci, Aniello Primiano, Elisa De Paolis, Jacopo Gervasoni, Silvia Persichilli, Alessandro Naticchia, Ettore Capoluongo, Giovanni Gambaro
Published in:
Urolithiasis
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Issue 3/2017
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Abstract
Mutations of the CYP24A1 gene, encoding for the enzyme 25(OH)D-24-hydroxylase, can cause hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. We report the case of a 22-year-old male patient with recurrent nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, hypercalcemia with low parathyroid hormone levels, hypercalciuria and low bone mass. Gene sequencing showed that the patient had compound heterozygous mutations including a novel genotype of the CYP24A1 gene. Genetic CYP24A1 testing and biochemical analyses were offered to other family members; the father was heterozygous for the same novel genotype and was also affected with recurrent nephrolithiasis.