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Management of X-linked hypophosphatemia in adults.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 2020
Lecoq Anne-Lise, Brandi Maria Luisa, Linglart Agnès, Kamenický Peter
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is caused by mutations in the PHEX gene which result in Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 (FG-F23) excess and phosphate wasting. Clinically, XLH children present with rickets, bone deformities and short stature. In adulthood, patients may still be symptomatic with bone and joint pain, osteomalacia-related fractures or pseudofractures, precocious osteoarthrosis, enthesopathy, muscle...
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