Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) is a mostly benign condition of elevated calcium and PTH levels based on a hyposensitive calcium sensing receptor () in FHH 1 or its downstream regulatory pathway in FHH2 and FHH3. In children, adolescents and young adults with FHH the main challenge is to distinguish the condition from primary hyperparathyroidism and thereby to avoid unnecessary treatments including parathyroidectomy. However, inheritance of FHH may result in neonatal hyperparathyroidism (NHPT) or neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT), conditions with high morbidity, and in the latter even high mortality. This review focuses on the genetic and pathophysiological framework that leads to the severe neonatal form, gives recommendations for counselling and summarizes treatment options.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address:
Backgrounds: The pathophysiology of nephrolithiasis is complex, influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Calcium is the most prevalent metabolite present in the stone matrix. Stimulating the basolateral calcium sensing receptor (CASR) in the renal tubules leads to an increase in claudin-14 expression, reducing paracellular calcium permeability and increasing urinary Ca excretion.
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January 2025
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53701. Electronic address:
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January 2025
School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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December 2024
Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Although animals can reliably locate and recognize odorants embedded in complex environments, the neural circuits for accomplishing these tasks remain incompletely understood. Adaptation is likely to be important as it could allow neurons in a brain area to adjust to the broader sensory environment. Adaptive processes must be flexible enough to allow the brain to make dynamic adjustments, while maintaining sufficient stability so that organisms do not forget important olfactory associations.
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