Peter Wolf1, Thomas Müller-Sacherer2, Sabina Baumgartner-Parzer1, Yvonne Winhofer1, Judit Kroo3, Alois Gessl1, Anton Luger1, Michael Krebs1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 3. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Health Center of the Regional Medical Insurance Company of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the 24-hydroxylase gene, CYP24A1, have recently been reported to cause idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia (IIH), a rare disease presenting in the first year of life that is characterized by increased sensitivity to vitamin D, leading to severe symptomatic hypercalcemia. METHODS: We present a case report and review the relevant literature. RESULTS: A 24-year-old Caucasian man presented with repetitive signs of nephrolithiasis since the age of 18 years, hypercalciuria (17.1 mmol/24 h), slightly elevated serum calcium concentration (2.64 mmol/L), and inappropriately high levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (101 pg/mL) in combination with suppressed levels of circulating parathormone (7.9 pg/mL). Exogenous vitamin D intoxication as well as granulomatous disease or malignancy were excluded. Genetic analysis revealed a loss-of-function mutation in CYP24A1. Of note, our patient denied any prior clinical signs of impaired calcium homeostasis during childhood. CONCLUSION: Here, we describe the exceptional case of a patient with hypercalciuria and recurrent nephrolithiasis secondary to mutations in CYP24A1, without any signs of IIH in childhood, indicating that the phenotypic spectrum includes mild "late-onset" disease that becomes symptomatic in adolescence. Therefore, reduced CYP24A1 activity should be considered as a possible reason for recurrent nephrolithiasis in adults.
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the 24-hydroxylase gene, CYP24A1, have recently been reported to cause idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia (IIH), a rare disease presenting in the first year of life that is characterized by increased sensitivity to vitamin D, leading to severe symptomatic hypercalcemia. METHODS: We present a case report and review the relevant literature. RESULTS: A 24-year-old Caucasian man presented with repetitive signs of nephrolithiasis since the age of 18 years, hypercalciuria (17.1 mmol/24 h), slightly elevated serum calcium concentration (2.64 mmol/L), and inappropriately high levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (101 pg/mL) in combination with suppressed levels of circulating parathormone (7.9 pg/mL). Exogenous vitamin D intoxication as well as granulomatous disease or malignancy were excluded. Genetic analysis revealed a loss-of-function mutation in CYP24A1. Of note, our patient denied any prior clinical signs of impaired calcium homeostasis during childhood. CONCLUSION: Here, we describe the exceptional case of a patient with hypercalciuria and recurrent nephrolithiasis secondary to mutations in CYP24A1, without any signs of IIH in childhood, indicating that the phenotypic spectrum includes mild "late-onset" disease that becomes symptomatic in adolescence. Therefore, reduced CYP24A1 activity should be considered as a possible reason for recurrent nephrolithiasis in adults.
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