Clinical and genetic characteristics of hypophosphatasia in Chinese children

Abstract Background Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare inherited disorder, which is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the ALPL gene. HPP is a heterogeneous disease that has a wide spectrum of phenotypes. Few studies were carried out in the Chinese population with HPP, especially in children. Met...

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Main Authors: Meijuan Liu, Min Liu, Xuejun Liang, Di Wu, Wenjing Li, Chang Su, Bingyan Cao, Jiajia Chen, Chunxiu Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01798-1