Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Hypophosphatemia: A Case of Hypophosphatemia along the Rickets-Osteomalacia Spectrum

Georges, George; Nájera, O.; Sowers, Kurt; R. Sowers, James

doi:10.1159/000449476

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Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Hypophosphatemia: A Case of Hypophosphatemia along the Rickets-Osteomalacia Spectrum

Published in Cardiorenal Medicine • Sep 29, 2016

Authors:

George Georges

O. Nájera

Kurt Sowers

Abstract

Phosphorus is a key component of bone, and a deficiency results in poor mineralization along with other systemic symptoms of hypophosphatemia. Various causes of hypophosphatemia with renal wasting of phosphorus have been identified. These include the Fanconi syndrome, various genetic mutations of fi...

Subject

Hypophosphatemia

Osteomalacia

Fibroblast growth factor 23

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