2005
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy due to Ectopic Transactivation of the Parathyroid Hormone Gene
VanHouten JN, Yu N, Rimm D, Dotto J, Arnold A, Wysolmerski JJ, Udelsman R. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy due to Ectopic Transactivation of the Parathyroid Hormone Gene. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005, 91: 580-583. PMID: 16263810, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-2095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmFatal OutcomeFemaleGene ExpressionHumansHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidismNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatic NeoplasmsParathyroid GlandsParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPromoter Regions, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscriptional Activation
2003
A Syndrome of Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Caused by Autoantibodies Directed at the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
Kifor O, Moore FD, Delaney M, Garber J, Hendy GN, Butters R, Gao P, Cantor TL, Kifor I, Brown EM, Wysolmerski J. A Syndrome of Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Caused by Autoantibodies Directed at the Calcium-Sensing Receptor. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 60-72. PMID: 12519831, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-020249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutoantibodiesBlood Physiological PhenomenaBlotting, WesternCalciumCell LineEnzyme ActivationExtracellular SpaceFemaleHumansHypercalcemiaImmunoglobulinsInositol PhosphatesMiddle AgedMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesParathyroid GlandsParathyroid HormonePedigreePeptide FragmentsReceptors, Calcium-SensingReceptors, Cell SurfaceSyndromeConceptsPTH-dependent hypercalcemiaFamilial hypocalciuric hypercalcemiaHeterozygous inactivating mutationsHypocalciuric hypercalcemiaPTH releaseParathyroid cellsCaR's extracellular domainPatient seraExtracellular amino terminusAnti-CaR antiserumNormocalcemic control subjectsHuman parathyroid cellsBovine parathyroid cellsCalcium-sensing receptorAnti-CAR antibodyCaR-transfected HEK293 cellsInactivating mutationEffect of serumExtracellular domainAntithyroid antibodiesAutoimmune manifestationsEndocrine dysfunctionControl subjectsBlood calciumCaR gene