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Lethal Encephalopathy in an Infant with Hypophosphatasia despite Enzyme Replacement Therapy.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2021
Raimann Adalbert, Haberler Christine, Patsch Janina, Ertl Diana-Alexandra, Sadeghi Kambis, Freilinger Michael, Lang Susanna, Schmook Maria, Plecko Barbara, Haeusler Gabriele
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Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by loss-of-function mutations in the biomineralization-associated alkaline phosphatase gene, encoding tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP). Symptoms include skeletal hypomineralization and extra-skeletal manifestations such as pyridoxine (B6)-responsive seizures due to impaired cerebral B6 passage. Since the introduction of enzyme...
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