Luigia Cinque, Flavia Pugliese, Antonio Stefano Salcuni, Domenico Trombetta, Claudia Battista, Tommaso Biagini, Bartolomeo Augello, Grazia Nardella, Francesco Conti, Sabrina Corbetta, Rita Fischetto, Thomas Foiadelli, Agostino Gaudio, Cosimo Giannini, Enrico Grosso, Gregorio Guabello, Stefania Massuras, Andrea Palermo, Luisa Politano, Francesca Pigliaru, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Emanuela Scarano, Piera Vicchio, Salvatore Cannavò, Mauro Celli, Francesco Petrizzelli, Mario Mastroianno, Marco Castori, Alfredo Scillitani, Vito Guarnieri
INTRODUCTION: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare genetic disease caused by inactivating variants of the ALPL gene. Few data are available on the clinical presentation in Italy and/or on Italian HPP surveys. METHODS: There were 30 suspected HPP patients recruited from different Italian tertiary cares. Biological samples and related clinical, biochemical, and anamnestic data were collected and the ALPL gene sequenced. Search for large genomic deletions at the ALPL locus (1p36) was done...
2023: Frontiers in Endocrinology