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When would you consider switching from standard calcium replacement therapy to the newly approved Encaleret therapy for treatment of hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine
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Encaleret at this time is not used to treat other hypocalcemic disorders other than autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type I (ADH 1). This genetic disorder is caused by a specific genetic gain-of-function mutation in the CASR gene that tricks the body into sensing that calcium levels are too high, eve...

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