Hypercalcemia in Patients with Williams-Beuren Syndrome

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• 作者：Sampat Sindhar ; BS¹ ; Michael Lugo ; BS¹ ; Mark D. Levin ; MD² ; Joshua R. Danback ; BS¹ ; Benjamin D. Brink ; MS³ ; Eric Yu ; BA³ ; Dennis J. Dietzen ; PhD¹ ; Amy L. Clark ; DO¹ ; Carolyn A. Purgert ; MD ; PhD¹ ; Jessica L. Waxler ; MS⁴ ; Robert W. Elder ; MD⁵ ; Barbara R. Pober ; MD³ ; ⁴ ; ⁶ ; Beth A. Kozel ; MD ; PhD¹ ; ² ; ^{beth.kozel@nih.gov" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：not in the title ; QTc ; calcium ; pediatric reference intervals
• 刊名：The Journal of Pediatrics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：178
• 期：Complete
• 页码：254-260.e4
• 全文大小：625 K

文摘

To evaluate the timing, trajectory, and implications of hypercalcemia in Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) through a multicenter retrospective study.

Study design

Data on plasma calcium levels from 232 subjects with WBS aged 0-67.1 years were compared with that in controls and also with available normative data. Association testing was used to identify relevant comorbidities.

Results

On average, individuals with WBS had higher plasma calcium levels than controls, but 86.7% of values were normal. Nonpediatric laboratories overreport hypercalcemia in small children. When pediatric reference intervals were applied, the occurrence of hypercalcemia dropped by 51% in infants and by 38% in toddlers. Across all ages, 6.1% of the subjects had actionable hypercalcemia. In children, actionable hypercalcemia was seen in those aged 5-25 months. In older individuals, actionable hypercalcemia was often secondary to another disease process. Evidence of dehydration, hypercalciuria, and nephrocalcinosis were common in both groups. Future hypercalcemia could not be reliably predicted by screening calcium levels. A subgroup analysis of 91 subjects found no associations between hypercalcemia and cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal complaints, or renal anomalies. Analyses of electrogradiography data showed an inverse correlation of calcium concentration with corrected QT interval, but no acute life-threatening events were reported.

Conclusions

Actionable hypercalcemia in patients with WBS occurs infrequently. Although irritability and lethargy were commonly reported, no mortality or acute life-threatening events were associated with hypercalcemia and the only statistically associated morbidities were dehydration, hypercalciuria, and nephrocalcinosis.