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Skeletal Phenotype Analysis of a Conditional Stat3 Deletion Mouse Model
Published on: July 3, 2020
[Updates on rickets and osteomalacia: FGF23-mediated hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia]
1Department of Bone and Mineral Research, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Japan.
Abstract:
Some of the hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia are caused by the increased bioactivity of FGF23, and classified into FGF23-mediated hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia. This group includes various disorders such as X-linked, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia, tumor-induced osteomalacia, and rickets/osteomalacia caused by the administration of iron polymaltose or saccharated ferric oxide. Measurement of serum levels of FGF23 is useful for diagnosis of these conditions. In the adult patients with FGF23-mediated hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia, mineralizing enthesoopathy is an often observed complication.
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