Hypocalciuria
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Hypocalciuria is a low level of calcium in the urine. It is a significant risk factor
for predicting eclampsia
in pregnancy
. It is also common in patients with Gitelman syndrome
. It is also found in Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
.
Risk factor
In epidemiology, a risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection. Sometimes, determinant is also used, being a variable associated with either increased or decreased risk.-Correlation vs causation:...
for predicting eclampsia
Eclampsia
Eclampsia , an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy, is characterized by the appearance of tonic-clonic seizures, usually in a patient who had developed pre-eclampsia...
in pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
. It is also common in patients with Gitelman syndrome
Gitelman syndrome
Gitelman syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys. It causes the kidneys to pass sodium, magnesium, chloride, and potassium into the urine, rather than allowing it to be resorbed into the bloodstream....
. It is also found in Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
-Causes:Types include:Most cases are associated with loss of function mutations in the CASR gene, which encodes a calcium-sensing receptor, expressed in parathyroid and kidney tissue...
.