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Identification of six novel variants from nine Chinese families with hypophosphatemic rickets.
BMC medical genomics - 16 Jul 2022
Cao Yixuan, You Yi, Wang Qiong, Ren Xiuzhi, Li Shan, Li Lulu, Xia Weibo, Guan Xin, Yang Tao, Ikegawa Shiro, Wang Zheng, Zhao Xiuli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) is a rare genetic disorder associated with renal phosphate wasting and characterized by bone defects. Inactivating mutations in the phosphate regulating endopeptidase homolog X‑linked gene (PHEX) account for most cases of HR. The aim of this study was to identify causative variants in nine unrelated Chinese families associated with HR, and to determine potential...
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