A two-year follow-up of asfotase alfa replacement in a patient with hypophosphatasia: clinical, biochemical, and radiological evaluation
SUMMARY Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disease with a high mortality rate in its severe forms. It is caused by mutations within the gene encoding the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP), an enzyme responsible for bone mineralization. In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration approved...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2020-04-01
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972020000500623&tlng=en |