ea0029p247 | Calcium & Vitamin D metabolism | ICEECE2012
Cianferotti L.
, Biagini A.
, Fernandez-Rebollo E.
, Juppner H.
, Marcocci C.
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) refers to a group of heterogeneous genetic diseases, characterized by resistance to PTH and frequently other hormones activating cAMP-dependent events down-stream of different G protein-coupled receptors. PHP-Ia and Ib, the most frequent forms, are caused by mutations within the GNAS locus that encodes Gαs and several splice variants thereof. We describe a 36-year-old man with sporadic PHP-Ib with renal PTH-resistance, yet severe hyperparath...