In 2002, germline HRPT2 (also known as CDC73) mutation was reported as the cause of hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome, an autosomal dominant hereditary tumor syndrome associated with a lifetime risk of parathyroid carcinoma approaching 15 %.
<i>Parathyroid carcinoma.</i> Most parathyroid carcinomas are functional, resulting in hyperparathyroidism and a high serum calcium level; however, non-functioning parathyroid carcinomas are also rarely described in individuals with a <i>CDC73-</i>related disorder.
Screening for the mutated CDC73 confirmed carrier status in the proband's daughter and the biochemistry and ultrasonography led to pre-emptive surgery and resolution of the hyperparathyroidism.
We concluded that it is necessary to individualize the surgical approach for HRPT2-related hyperparathyroidism until we can gather a better phenotype-genotype correlation in larger series, to best define their treatment.
The phenotypes and outcome of MEN1-, MEN4- and HRPT2-related HPTH are briefly described, with a focus on the most recent literature data and is compared with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.
The parafibromin subunit of the hPAF complex is a product of the HRPT-2 (hereditary hyperparathyroidism type 2) tumor suppressor gene, which is mutated in the germ line of hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor patients.
Inactivation of the HRPT2/CDC73 gene, encoding the putative tumor-suppressor protein parafibromin and discovered in the context of the hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome, is a common, somatic event in most parathyroid cancers.