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Novel PHEX mutation associated with hypophosphatemic rickets.
Nephron. Physiology - 1 Jan 2007
Roetzer Katharina M, Varga Franz, Zwettler Elisabeth, Nawrot-Wawrzyniak Kamilla, Haller Joerg, Forster Ernst, Klaushofer Klaus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most prevalent heritable form of rickets. It is a dominantly inherited disorder, characterized by renal phosphate wasting, abnormal vitamin D and PTH metabolism, and defective bone mineralization. Inactivating mutations in the gene encoding PHEX (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome) have been found to be associated with...
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