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Hereditary hypophosphatemias: new genes in the bone-kidney axis.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Aug 2007
Negri Armando L
Abstract excerpt
Hypophosphatemia due to isolated renal phosphate wasting is a genetically heterogeneous disease. Two new genes linked to two different forms of hereditary hypophosphatemias have recently been described. Autosomal recessive form of hypophosphatemic rickets was mapped to chromosome 4q21 and identified homozygous mutations in dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1) gene, which encodes a non-collagenous bone matrix protein....
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