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X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets--a report of 2 cases and review of literature

Yong SM 1 , Aik S 2

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  • 1 S M Yong, FRCS. University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 Saw Aik, FRCS. University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2000 Sep;55 Suppl C:101-4.
PMID: 11200035

Abstract

We report two cases of x-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets involving a man and his daughter. The family tree consists of 44 members with 13 of them having short stature and bowing of the lower limbs. The study of this family tree strongly suggests an x-linked dominant inheritance.

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