Kids' Bone Disorder, Hypophosphatasia, Treatment Shows Promise

According to a study published in the March 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a promising new treatment for hypophosphatasia (HHP) - a rare and occasionally fatal bone disorder that can affect infants and young children - has been identified by a team of doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with Shriners Hospital for Children and other institutions. The condition is a rare, inherited disease that affects bones and teeth. It upsets bone metabolism by preventing vital minerals, such as calcium, from depositing in the skeleton...

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