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Novel PHEX gene mutation associated with X linked hypophosphatemic rickets.
Nephron. Physiology - 1 Jan 2010
Chandran M, Chng C L, Zhao Y, Bee Y M, Phua L Y, Clarke B L
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INTRODUCTION: X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is characterized by renal phosphate wasting with hypophosphatemia, short stature, and rachitic manifestations. CLINICAL PICTURE: We describe a novel nonsense mutation in exon 3 of the PHEX gene (Glu(96)X (c.286G>T) causing XLH in a mother and daughter of Indian ancestry. The mother was noted to have concomitant vitamin D insufficiency. CONCLUSION: Our report...
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