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Prenatal genetic diagnosis of severe perinatal (lethal) hypophosphatasia.
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi - 1 Feb 2007
Watanabe Atsushi, Yamamasu Seiichi, Shinagawa Toshiya, Suzuki Yumi, Miyake Hidehiko, Takeshita Toshiyuki, Orimo Hideo, Shimada Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Hypophosphatasia is an inherited disorder characterized by defective bone mineralization and a deficiency in tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) activity. This disorder is caused by various mutations of the TNSALP gene. We report here the prenatal diagnosis of the perinatal (lethal) type of hypophosphatasia in a sibling of an affected infant. The infant had been found to have hypophosphatasia on the...
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