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Hypophosphatasia

Medical Definition: A genetic metabolic disorder resulting from serum and bone alkaline phosphatase deficiency leading to hypercalcemia, ethanolamine phosphatemia, and ethanolamine phosphaturia. Clinical manifestations include severe skeletal defects resembling vitamin D-resistant rickets, failure of the calvarium to calcify, dyspnea, cyanosis, vomiting, constipation, renal calcinosis, failure to thrive, disorders of movement, beading of the costochondral junction, and rachitic bone changes. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Guide Notes: defic of blood phosphatases; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

Hypophosphatasia Medical Definitions and Terms

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