Rare Variants in the Gene ALPL That Cause Hypophosphatasia Are Strongly Associated With Ovarian and Uterine Disorders
Author(s) -
Kathryn Dahir,
Daniel R. Tilden,
Jeremy L. Warner,
Lisa Bastarache,
Derek K. Smith,
Aliya Gifford,
Andrea H. Ramirez,
Jill H. Simmons,
Margo Black,
John H. Newman,
Joshua C. Denny
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-02676
Subject(s) - hypophosphatasia , medicine , gene , genetics , biology , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme , biochemistry
Mutations in alkaline phosphatase (AlkP), liver/bone/kidney (ALPL), which encodes tissue-nonspecific isozyme AlkP, cause hypophosphatasia (HPP). HPP is suspected by a low-serum AlkP. We hypothesized that some patients with bone or dental disease have undiagnosed HPP, caused by ALPL variants.
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