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01-12-2008 | Symposium Paper

Primary hyperoxaluria: report of an Italian family with clear sex conditioned penetrance

Authors: G. Mandrile, A. Robbiano, D. F. Giachino, R. Sebastiano, E. Dondi, R. Fenoglio, P. Stratta, M. R. Caruso, M. Petrarulo, M. Marangella, M. De Marchi

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

We report the clinical and genetic study of a primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH1) family with two sisters homozygous for p.Gly170Arg who are still asymptomatic at age 29 and 35, and two brothers, also homozygous for the same mutation, who are affected since age 27 and 30. The clear sex difference observed in this family and in others reported in the literature fits well with the prevalence of males over females in the Italian registry. In the KO model of PH1, only male mice develop renal stones, suggesting that the sex difference may affect both oxalate production and stone formation. A likely mechanism is the sex-related expression of glycolate oxidase shown in experimental animals. The stable isotope method recently developed by Huidekoper and van Woerden for in vivo assessment of the endogenous oxalate production could help to clarify the issue in humans.

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Title: Primary hyperoxaluria: report of an Italian family with clear sex conditioned penetrance
Authors: G. Mandrile
A. Robbiano
D. F. Giachino
R. Sebastiano
E. Dondi
R. Fenoglio
P. Stratta
M. R. Caruso
M. Petrarulo
M. Marangella
M. De Marchi
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Urolithiasis / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-008-0162-4

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