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DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000296
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of XLH in Paraná, a state in southern Brazil, and report the clinical features and complications of the disease. Materials and methods: We invited all endocrinologists (n = 205), nephrologists (n = 221), orthopedic surgeons (n = 1020), and pediatricians (n = 1000) in Paraná to fill out an electronic survey with information on patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), and searched the records of the state’s health […]
Keywords: fibroblast growth factor 23, human; hypophosphatemia; PHEX mutation; Rickets; X-linked hypophosphatemia