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Schoenmakers, I., Piec, I. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-1330, Baban, S., Barebring, L., Green, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0217-3322, Washbourne, C. J., Tang, J. C. Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-6333, Fraser, W. D. and Augustin, H.
(2020)
Gestational hypercalcemia: Prevalence and biochemical profile.
Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 199.
ISSN 0960-0760
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Abstract
Gestational hypercalcemia is associated with an increased risk of maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Hypercalcemia may develop during pregnancy in individuals who were previously asymptomatic. The increased sensitivity during pregnancy may be related to physiological, gestational alterations in vitamin D and calcium metabolism and may be influenced by gene variants. The prevalence is unknown. We investigated the prevalence of hypercalcemia in trimester 3 (T3) in a population representative prospective cohort study (n = 1832) in South-West Sweden. Women with serum albumin (Alb) adjusted calcium (CaAlb) ≥ 2.65 mmol/L in T3 (n = 30) were matched to normo-calcemic controls, and markers of calcium and vitamin D metabolism were investigated in trimester 1 (T1) and T3. Serum concentrations of Ca, phosphate (P), Magnesium (Mg), Alb and creatinine (Cr), parathyroid hormone (PTH; T3 only), vitamin D metabolites (total 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)2D, 24,25(OH)2D, and free 25(OH)D) were analysed in T1 and T3. CaAlb (Payne; inter-laboratory difference: UEA = 0.15 + 0.9*UGOT; UEA 2.54 = UGOT 2.65) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; modified 4-variable MDRD) and vitamin D metabolites ratios (VMR) were calculated. Normally and non-normally distributed data were presented as mean (SD) or median (95%CI). Group differences in relationships between vitamin D metabolites and with PTH were investigated with multiple regression analyses. Hypercalcemia in T3 was found in 1.7% of women. PTH concentrations suggestive of primary hyperparathyroidism was found in 1 woman and none had 25(OH)D or 24,25(OH)2D concentrations in the toxicity range or suggestive of mutations in the CYP24A1 gene. CaAlb was significantly higher in hypercalcemic cases compared to controls in T1 (2.44 (2.30-2.80) vs 2.37 (2.25-2.49) mmol/L) and T3 (2.63 (2.52-2.78) vs 2.46 (2.31-2.58) mmol/L). Serum P was higher among cases than controls in T3 (1.12 (0.16) vs 1.07 (0.18) mmol/L) but not in T1 (1.12 (0.18) and 1.12 (0.16) mmol/L). PTH in T3 was lower in cases (1.6 (1.6-2.8) vs 2.3 (2.1-2.8) pmol/L) but 1,25(OH)2D concentrations were similar. There were no significant group differences in serum 25(OH)D, free 25(OH)D, 24,25(OH)2D, Mg, Alb, Cr and eGFR. Regression analyses did not show significant differences between cases and controls in relationships between vitamin D metabolites and with PTH, except for the free 25(OH)D-PTH relationship and a higher free:total 25(OH)D ratio in cases at T1. In conclusion, most common causes of hypercalcemia were excluded in the majority of women. Hypercalcemic women had a relatively high serum 1,25(OH)2D concentration despite an appropriately suppressed PTH, suggestive of abnormal gestational adaptions.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | case-control study,free 25 hydroxy vitamin d,hypercalcemia,pregnancy,vitamin d metabolites,25-hydroxyvitamin d,vitamin-d metabolites,serum,lactation,pregnancy,endocrinology,molecular medicine,molecular biology,biochemistry,clinical biochemistry,endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism,cell biology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1310 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2020 05:10 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 02:38 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74000 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105611 |
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