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Sensitivity of fibroblast growth factor 23 measurements in tumor-induced osteomalacia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 Jun;91(6):2055-61

Date

03/23/2006

Pubmed ID

16551733

DOI

10.1210/jc.2005-2105

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33744956771 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   199 Citations

Abstract

CONTEXT: Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a paraneoplastic syndrome of hypophosphatemia, decreased renal phosphate reabsorption, normal or low serum 1,25-dihydryxyvitamin-D concentration, myopathy, and osteomalacia. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is a phosphaturic protein overexpressed in tumors that cause TIO and is, at least partly, responsible for the manifestations of TIO.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity of FGF23 measurements in TIO.

DESIGN: FGF23 concentrations were measured on stored samples with three ELISAs.

SETTING: This study was conducted at subspecialty referral centers.

PATIENTS: Twenty-two patients with suspected TIO, 13 with confirmed tumors, were studied.

INTERVENTIONS: There were no interventions in this study.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: FGF23 concentration was the main outcome measure of this study.

RESULTS: Elevated FGF23 concentrations were detected using the Immunotopics C-terminal assay in 16 of 22 TIO patients (for a sensitivity of 73%), the Immunotopics Intact assay in five of 22 patients (sensitivity, 23%), and the Kainos Intact assay in 19 of 22 patients (sensitivity, 86%). In the 13 patients with confirmed tumors, the sensitivity was higher with all assays: 92% for the Immunotopics C-terminal assay, 38% for the Immunotopics Intact assay, and 100% for the Kainos assay.

CONCLUSION: The Kainos Intact assay was the most sensitive, followed by the Immunotopics C-terminal assay. The findings of normal FGF23 concentrations in some patients with TIO may indicate that FGF 23 is not responsible for the hypophosphatemia in these patients or that FGF23 secretion by some tumors is partially responsive to serum phosphate. Normal FGF23 concentrations should be interpreted in relation to the serum phosphate and 1,25-dihydryxyvitamin-D concentrations.

Author List

Imel EA, Peacock M, Pitukcheewanont P, Heller HJ, Ward LM, Shulman D, Kassem M, Rackoff P, Zimering M, Dalkin A, Drobny E, Colussi G, Shaker JL, Hoogendoorn EH, Hui SL, Econs MJ

Author

Joseph L. Shaker MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Female
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Humans
Hypophosphatemia
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomalacia
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Sensitivity and Specificity