ea0034oc4.6 | Thyroid and bone | SFEBES2014
Gorvin Caroline
, Piret Sian
, Ahmad Bushra
, Stechman Michael
, Loh Nellie
, Hough Tertius
, Leo Paul
, Marshall Mhairi
, Sethi Siddharth
, Bentley Liz
, Reed Anita
, Christie Paul
, Simon Michelle
, Mallon Ann-Marie
, Brown Matthew
, Cox Roger
, Brown Steve
, Thakker Rajesh
Renal calcification (nephrocalcinosis), which has a multi-factorial etiology involving environmental and genetic determinants, affects ~8% of adults by 70 years. Nephrocalcinosis may occur as a familial disorder in ~65% of patients, and in 70% of patients, nephrocalcinosis may be associated with endocrine and metabolic disorders that include primary hyperparathyroidism, renal tubular acidosis, hypercalciuria, cystinuria, and hyperoxaluria. Investigations of families with hered...