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Familial hypophosphatemic rickets caused by a large deletion in PHEX gene.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Oct 2009
Saito Tasuku, Nishii Yutaka, Yasuda Toshiyuki, Ito Nobuaki, Suzuki Hisanori, Igarashi Takashi, Fukumoto Seiji, Fujita Toshiro
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CONTEXT: X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia (XLH), autosomal dominant and recessive hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia (ADHR and ARHR) share common clinical features including high fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels. These diseases are caused by mutations in phosphate regulating endopeptidase homolog, X-linked (PHEX), FGF23, and dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1 (DMP1) gene...
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