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ReviewNutrients2022

Hypercalcemia in Pregnancy Due to CYP24A1 Mutations: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Stefan Pilz, Verena Theiler-Schwetz, Pawel Pludowski, Sieglinde Zelzer, Andreas Meinitzer, Spyridon N Karras, Waldemar Misiorowski, Armin Zittermann, Winfried März, Christian Trummer

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Review in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Approach to the Patient: Management of Parathyroid Diseases Across Pregnancy.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Stefan PilzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Verena Theiler-SchwetzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Pawel PludowskiDepartment of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8475-7112
Sieglinde ZelzerClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8653-0779
Andreas MeinitzerClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Spyridon N KarrasNational Scholarship Foundation, 55535 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Waldemar MisiorowskiDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland.
Armin ZittermannClinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW), Ruhr University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6085-6554
Winfried MärzClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Christian TrummerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATChildren's Memorial Health Institute · PLFrontier Science Foundation-Hellas · GRGrochowski Hospital · PLHeart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic mutations of CYP24A1 lead to an impaired catabolism of vitamin D metabolites and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia with low parathyroid hormone concentrations. Diagnosis is based on a reduced 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to 25-hydroxyvitamin D ratio and confirmed by genetic analyses. Pregnancy is associated with an upregulation of the active vitamin D hormone calcitriol and may thus particularly trigger hypercalcemia in affected patients. We present a case report and a narrative review of pregnant women with CYP24A1 mutations (13 women with 29 pregnancies) outlining the laboratory and clinical characteristics during pregnancy and postpartum and the applied treatment approaches. In general, pregnancy triggered hypercalcemia in the affected women and obstetric complications were frequently reported. Conclusions on drugs to treat hypercalcemia during pregnancy are extremely limited and do not show clear evidence of efficacy. Strictly avoiding vitamin D supplementation seems to be effective in preventing or reducing the degree of hypercalcemia. Our case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with hypercalcemia in the 24th gestational week delivered a healthy baby and hypercalcemia resolved while breastfeeding. Pathogenic mutations of CYP24A1 mutations are rare but should be considered in the context of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy.

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HypercalcemiaAdultCalcitriolFemaleHumansInfantMutationPregnancyVitamin DVitamin D3 24-HydroxylaseYoung AdultCalcitriolCYP24A1 protein, humanVitamin DVitamin D3 24-HydroxylaseCYP24A1fertilityhypercalcemiaidiopathic infantile hypercalcemiaintoxicationlactationpregnancysupplementationvitamin D

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PMCPMC9229801
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