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Treatment of hypophosphatemic rickets in generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) without worsening of vascular calcification.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2016
Ferreira Carlos R, Ziegler Shira G, Gupta Ashutosh, Groden Catherine, Hsu Kevin S, Gahl William A
Abstract excerpt
Patients with generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) develop vascular calcifications early in life. About half of them die within the first 6 months despite optimal medical care. A subset of those who survive eventually develop hypophosphatemic rickets. Since hypophosphatemia and hyperphosphaturia have been previously associated with increased survival in GACI patients, physicians often avoid...
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