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Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CLDN16 or CLDN19 gene; however, few cases develop classical amelogenesis imperfecta. Herein, we report the case of a boy with early clinical renal manifestations that started at 1 year of age and presenting with dental hypoplasia and growth delay. The patient presented with vomiting, polyuria, and polydipsia. Apart from recurrent sterile leukocyturia, erroneously treated as infectious, he was normal, except for short stature and amelogenesis imperfecta with gradually discolored teeth. Laboratory tests revealed hyperparathyroidism, hypomagnesemia, severe hypercalciuria, and hypermagnesuria on 24-h urine testing. Helical computed tomography confirmed nephrocalcinosis. We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) to test the hypothesis of FHHNC and oligogenic inheritance of amelogenesis. Analysis of the WES binary sequence alignment/map file revealed the presence of exon 1 of the CLDN16 and absence of the other exons [c.325_c918*? (E2_E5del)]. We confirmed a CLDN16 E2_E5 homozygous deletion by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and polymerase chain reaction assays. Although most mutations causing FHHNC are missense and nonsense mutations in the CLDN16 or CLDN19 gene, large deletions occur and may be misled by WES, which is generally used for genetic screening of oligogenic disorders. The patient received cholecalciferol, magnesium oxide and potassium citrate. Later, the combination with hydrochlorothiazide plus amiloride was prescribed, with a good response during follow-up. Our report broadens the phenotype of FHHNC, including severe early-onset amelogenesis and short stature, and reinforces the phenotype-genotype correlation of the large deletion found in CLDN16.
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This work was supported by The São Paulo Research Foundation—FAPESP Grant for M.R.D.S [14/06570-6], and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq for the scholarships to M.M.L.K. (2012/01628-0, 2014/15948-2), R.P.D. (160044/2013-8) and M.R.D.S (312746/2017-2).
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Radonsky, V., Kizys, M.M.L., Dotto, R.P. et al. Hypomagnesemia with Hypercalciuria Leading to Nephrocalcinosis, Amelogenesis Imperfecta, and Short Stature in a Child Carrying a Homozygous Deletion in the CLDN16 Gene. Calcif Tissue Int 107, 403–408 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-020-00726-y
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