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Heterozygous CDC73 mutation causing hyperparathyroidism in children and adolescents: a report of 2 cases

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Published/Copyright: October 3, 2022

Abstract

Objectives

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), whilst common in elderly populations, is rare in adolescents. Hereditary cases make up less than 10% of patients with PH. We report two patients with CDC73 mutation presenting in early adolescence.

Case presentation

Case 1: A 14-year-old patient was referred from an adolescent mental health unit with hypercalcaemia. Imaging revealed a parathyroid adenoma. Genetic testing of the patient showed a heterozygous deletion of CDC73. Case 2: A 10-year-old patient was admitted to the general paediatric ward with symptoms suggestive of hypercalcaemia. The patient was known to carry an autosomal dominant mutation of CDC73. Imaging of the parathyroid gland showed bilateral adenoma.

Conclusions

We present two patients with CDC73 defects, who both presented with symptoms of hypercalcaemia. The cases highlight the difference in paediatric populations with PHPT who are often symptomatic at the time of diagnosis when compared to adult patients.


Corresponding author: Dr. Senthil Senniappan, MD PhD, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist & Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool L12 2AP United Kingdom, Liverpool, UK, Phone: +441512525281, Fax: +441512824606, E-mail:
James Blackburn and Ian Mulvey contributed equally to this work.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. Laurence Abernethy, Consultant Radiologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for his help with the images.

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

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Received: 2022-06-13
Accepted: 2022-08-29
Published Online: 2022-10-03
Published in Print: 2022-12-16

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