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First Korean Case of Infantile Hypophosphatasia with Novel Mutation in ALPL and Literature Review.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 May 2016
Park Eu Gene, Cho Sung Yoon, Lee Jeehun, Kim Jihyun, Cho Heeyeon, Kim Jinsup, Huh Rimm, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Ok-Hwa, Jin Dong-Kyu
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Hypophosphatasia is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by defective bone and tooth mineralization and deficiency of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity. The prognosis for the infantile form is poor, with approximately 50% of patients dying within the first year of life from respiratory failure. We describe the clinical and biochemical findings as well as the molecular analysis of a Korean boy...
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