Effective NSAID treatment indicates that hyperprostaglandinism is affecting the clinical severity of childhood hypophosphatasia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypophosphatasia (HP) is an inborn error of bone metabolism characterized by a genetic defect in the gene encoding the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP). There is a lack of knowledge as to how the variability and clini...

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Main Authors: Collmann H, Hiort O, Haubitz I, Schneider P, Girschick HJ, Beer M, Shin YS, Seyberth HW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Online Access:http://www.OJRD.com/content/1/1/24