ea0035p81 | Bone and Osteoporosis | ECE2014
Eller-Vainicher Cristina
, Battista Claudia
, Guarneri Vito
, Palmieri Serena
, Salcuni Antonio S
, Guglielmi Giuseppe
, Corbetta Sabrina
, Minisola Salvatore
, Spada Anna Maria
, Hendy Geoffrey N
, Cole David E C
, Chiodini Iacopo
, Scillitani Alfredo
Introduction: Risk of vertebral fracture (VFx) is in part independent of bone mineral density (BMD) in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The aim of this study was to examine whether other factors, including the genotype of common polymorphisms in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene, are associated with VFx.Patients and methods: In 266 Caucasian PHPT patients, serum calcium, phosphate, creatinine, total alkaline phosphatase, intact PTH, 25-hydroxyv...