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'Isolated' germline mosaicism in the phenotypically normal father of a girl with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2020
Lin Yunting, Cai Yanna, Xu Jianan, Zeng Chunhua, Sheng Huiying, Yu Yang, Li Xiuzhen, Liu Li
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR) is the most common form of inherited rickets caused by pathogenic variants of PHEX gene with an X-linked dominant inheritance pattern. Precise molecular diagnosis of pathogenic variant will benefit the genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for the family with XLHR. Here, we presented an 'isolated' germline mosaicism in the phenotypically normal father of a...
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