- XLH
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DiseasesDB = 6513
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OMIM = 307800
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MeshID = D053098X-linked
Hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a genetic disease characterized by mutation in the PHEX gene sequence (Xp.22) and subsequent altered (or missing) activity of the PHEX protein.XLH symptoms are
rickets and growth retardation in children andOsteomalacia in adults.Biochemically, XLH is recognized by hypophosphatemia and inappropriately low level of
calcitriol (1,25-OH vitamin D3).The prevalence of the disease is 1:20000. [cite journal |author=Carpenter TO |title=New perspectives on the biology and treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=443–66 |year=1997 |month=Apr |pmid=9130929 |doi= |url=] Fact|date=February 2007
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*OMIM3|307800 RareDiseases|6735|Hypophosphatemic rickets; XLH; Hypophosphatemia, vitamin D-resistant rickets
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