Chronic multifocal non-bacterial osteomyelitis in hypophosphatasia mimicking malignancy

• Main Authors: Warmuth-Metz Monika (Author), Beer Meinrad (Author), Mornet Etienne (Author), Girschick Hermann J (Author), Schneider Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypophosphatasia (HP) is characterized by a genetic defect in the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) gene and predominantly an autosomal recessive trait. HP patients suffer from reduced bone mineralization. Biochemicall...