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Baroncelli GI, Comberiati P, Aversa T, Baronio F, Cassio A, Chiarito M, Cosci o di Coscio M, De Sanctis L, Di Iorgi N, Faienza MF, Fintini D, Franceschi R, Kalapurackal M, Longhi S, Mariani M, Pitea M, Secco A, Tessaris D, Vierucci F, Wasniewska M, Weber G, Mora S. Diagnosis, treatment, and management of rickets: a position statement from the Bone and Mineral Metabolism Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1383681. [PMID: 38706696 PMCID: PMC11066174 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1383681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Rickets results from impaired mineralization of growing bone due to alterations in calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Clinical signs of rickets are related to the age of the patient, the duration of the disease, and the underlying disorder. The most common signs of rickets are swelling of the wrists, knees or ankles, bowing of the legs (knock-knees, outward bowing, or both) and inability to walk. However, clinical features alone cannot differentiate between the various forms of rickets. Rickets includes a heterogeneous group of acquired and inherited diseases. Nutritional rickets is due to a deficiency of vitamin D, dietary calcium or phosphate. Mutations in genes responsible for vitamin D metabolism or function, the production or breakdown of fibroblast growth factor 23, renal phosphate regulation, or bone mineralization can lead to the hereditary form of rickets. This position paper reviews the relevant literature and presents the expertise of the Bone and Mineral Metabolism Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (SIEDP). The aim of this document is to provide practical guidance to specialists and healthcare professionals on the main criteria for diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with rickets. The various forms of rickets are discussed, and detailed references for the discussion of each form are provided. Algorithms to guide the diagnostic approach and recommendations to manage patients with rare forms of hereditary rickets are proposed.
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- Giampiero I. Baroncelli
- Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Division of Pediatrics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Division of Pediatrics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Pediatric Unit, University Hospital “G. Martino”, Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University “A. Moro” of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Division of Pediatrics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University “A. Moro” of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Santa Chiara Hospital of Trento, APSS, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Bolzano (SABES-ASDAA), Teaching Hospital of Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Bolzano (SABES-ASDAA), Teaching Hospital of Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Bolzano, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric and Pediatric Emergency Unit, Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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André J, Zhukouskaya VV, Lambert AS, Salles JP, Mignot B, Bardet C, Chaussain C, Rothenbuhler A, Linglart A. Growth hormone treatment improves final height in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:444. [PMID: 36544157 PMCID: PMC9768884 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02590-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Despite optimal conventional treatment (oral phosphate supplements and active vitamin D analogs), about 40-50% of children with well-controlled X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) show linear growth failure, making them less likely to achieve an acceptable final height. Here, we studied the hypothesis that rhGH treatment improves final height in children with XLH and growth failure. METHODS Two cohorts of children with XLH were included in this retrospective longitudinal analysis: (1) a cohort treated with rhGH for short stature (n = 34) and (2) a cohort not treated with rhGH (n = 29). The mean duration of rhGH treatment was 4.4 ± 2.9 years. We collected the auxological parameters at various time points during follow-up until final height. RESULTS In rhGH-treated children, 2 years of rhGH therapy was associated with a significant increase in height from - 2.4 ± 0.9 to - 1.5 ± 0.7 SDS (p < 0.001). Their mean height at rhGH discontinuation was - 1.2 ± 0.9 SDS and at final height was - 1.3 ± 0.9 SDS corresponding to 165.5 ± 6.4 cm in boys and 155.5 ± 6.3 cm in girls. Notably, the two groups had similar final heights; i.e., the final height in children not treated with rhGH being - 1.2 ± 1.1 SDS (165.4 ± 6.8 cm in boys and 153.7 ± 7.8 cm in girls), p = 0.7. CONCLUSION Treatment with rhGH permits to improve final height in children with XLH and growth failure, despite optimal conventional treatment. We propose therefore that rhGH therapy could be considered as an option for short stature in the context of XLH.
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- Julia André
- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France ,grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Laboratory Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies URP2496 and FHU-DDS-Net, Dental School, and Plateforme d’Imagerie du Vivant (PIV), Université Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France ,grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Medicine for Adolescents, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- grid.508721.9Unit of Endocrinology and Bone Diseases, Children Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital, CHU de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, ERN BOND, INSERM UMR 1291/CNRS 5051, INFINITY Center, Toulouse, France
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- grid.411158.80000 0004 0638 9213Department of Pediatrics, CHU of Besancon, Besançon, France
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- grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Laboratory Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies URP2496 and FHU-DDS-Net, Dental School, and Plateforme d’Imagerie du Vivant (PIV), Université Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France ,grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Laboratory Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies URP2496 and FHU-DDS-Net, Dental School, and Plateforme d’Imagerie du Vivant (PIV), Université Paris Cité, Montrouge, France ,grid.50550.350000 0001 2175 4109AP-HP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Dental Medicine Department, Bretonneau Hospital, GHN-Universite de Paris, Paris, France
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253AP-HP, Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, DMU SEA, OSCAR Filière, EndoRare and BOND ERN, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France ,grid.460789.40000 0004 4910 6535INSERM, Physiologie Et Physiopathologie Endocrinienne, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, Paris Saclay University, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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Collins MT, Marcucci G, Anders HJ, Beltrami G, Cauley JA, Ebeling PR, Kumar R, Linglart A, Sangiorgi L, Towler DA, Weston R, Whyte MP, Brandi ML, Clarke B, Thakker RV. Skeletal and extraskeletal disorders of biomineralization. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2022; 18:473-489. [PMID: 35578027 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00682-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The physiological process of biomineralization is complex and deviation from it leads to a variety of diseases. Progress in the past 10 years has enhanced understanding of the genetic, molecular and cellular pathophysiology underlying these disorders; sometimes, this knowledge has both facilitated restoration of health and clarified the very nature of biomineralization as it occurs in humans. In this Review, we consider the principal regulators of mineralization and crystallization, and how dysregulation of these processes can lead to human disease. The knowledge acquired to date and gaps still to be filled are highlighted. The disorders of mineralization discussed comprise a broad spectrum of conditions that encompass bone disorders associated with alterations of mineral quantity and quality, as well as disorders of extraskeletal mineralization (hyperphosphataemic familial tumoural calcinosis). Included are disorders of alkaline phosphatase (hypophosphatasia) and phosphate homeostasis (X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets, fluorosis, rickets and osteomalacia). Furthermore, crystallopathies are covered as well as arterial and renal calcification. This Review discusses the current knowledge of biomineralization derived from basic and clinical research and points to future studies that will lead to new therapeutic approaches for biomineralization disorders.
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- Michael T Collins
- Skeletal Disorders and Mineral Homeostasis Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Bone Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine IV, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department Paediatric Orthopedic Oncology, Careggi and Meyer Children Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- APHP, Endocrinologie et diabète de l'enfant, Paris, France
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- Medical Genetics and Skeletal Rare Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children-St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
- Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Mayo Clinic Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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BACKGROUND Conventional treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia with oral phosphate and calcitriol can heal rickets, but it does not always raise serum phosphate concentrations significantly, nor does it always normalize linear growth. Some clinical trials suggest that combining recombinant human growth hormone therapy with conventional treatment improves growth velocity, phosphate retention, and bone mineral density, but some clinical trials suggest that it appears to aggravate the pre-existent disproportionate stature of such children. This is an updated version of a previously published review. OBJECTIVES To determine whether recombinant human growth hormone therapy for children with X-linked hypophosphatemia is associated with changes in longitudinal growth, mineral metabolism, endocrine function, renal function, bone mineral density, body proportions, and also with any adverse effects. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group Trials Register which comprises references identified from comprehensive electronic database searches and handsearches of relevant journals and abstract books of conference proceedings. In addition, we searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid MEDLINE and the reference lists of identified trials and other reviews. We also undertook some additional handsearching of relevant journals and conference proceedings. Date of the most recent search: 12 January 2021 SELECTION CRITERIA: All randomized controlled studies or quasi-randomized controlled studies comparing growth hormone (alone or combined with conventional treatment) with either placebo or conventional treatment alone in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed studies for risk of bias and extracted data from eligible studies. GRADE criteria were used to assess the certainty of the evidence for each outcome. MAIN RESULTS We included two studies (20 participants) in the review. In one cross-over study, results showed that recombinant human growth hormone therapy may improve the height standard deviation (SDS) score (z score), but we are unsure whether the intervention was the reason behind a transient increase in serum phosphate and tubular maximum for phosphate reabsorption. In the second, parallel study, treatment may also have improved the height SDS from baseline in the rhGH group compared to the control group, although no significant difference was seen between groups after three years, MD 0.50 SDS (95 % CI -0.54 to 1.54) (low-certainty evidence). The treatment was possibly well-tolerated during both studies with only transient adverse effects seen in three participants (low-certainty evidence). We are uncertain whether growth hormone improves serum phosphate levels or change in TmP/GFR (very low-certainty evidence). The treatment may make little or no difference to alkaline phosphatase levels (low-certainty evidence). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We do not have enough high-certainty evidence to recommend the use of recombinant human growth hormone therapy in children with X-linked hypophosphatemia.
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- Sherie Smith
- Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology (COG), School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Baroncelli GI, Mora S. X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Multisystemic Disorder in Children Requiring Multidisciplinary Management. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:688309. [PMID: 34421819 PMCID: PMC8378329 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.688309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is the commonest inherited form of rickets. It is caused by an impaired regulation of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) due to a PHEX gene mutation, which leads to reduced tubular reabsorption of phosphate and renal 1α-hydroxylase activity and increased renal 24-hydroxylase activity. Hypophosphatemia associated with renal phosphate wasting, normal serum levels of calcium, parathyroid hormone, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D represents the main biochemical sign in affected patients. Patients with XLH show rickets and osteomalacia, severe deformities of the lower limbs, bone and muscular pain, stunted growth, and reduced quality of life. However, XLH is a multisystemic disorder requiring multidisciplinary approaches in specialized subdisciplines. Severe complications may occur in patients with XLH including craniosynostosis, hearing loss, progressive bone deformities, dental and periodontal recurrent lesions, and psychosocial distress. Moreover, long-term conventional treatment with active vitamin D metabolites and oral inorganic phosphate salts may cause endocrinological complications such as secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, and adverse events in kidney as hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, and nephrolithiasis. However, conventional treatment does not improve phosphate metabolism and it shows poor and slow effects in improving rickets lesions and linear growth. Recently, some trials of treatment with recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that targets FGF23 (burosumab) showed significant improvement of serum phosphate concentration and renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate that were associated with a rapid healing of radiologic signs of rickets, reduced muscular and osteoarticular pain, and improved physical function, being more effective for the treatment of patients with XLH in comparison with conventional therapy. Therefore, a global management of patients with XLH is strongly recommended and patients should be seen regularly by a multidisciplinary team of experts.
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- Giampiero Igli Baroncelli
- Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, ; Stefano Mora,
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Endocrinology and Bone Densitometry Service, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, ; Stefano Mora,
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Bhadada SK, Dhaliwal R, Dhiman V, Rao SD. Fibrogenesis Imperfecta Ossium. Calcif Tissue Int 2019; 104:561-569. [PMID: 31069441 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-019-00547-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium (FIO) is an extremely uncommon fatal bone disorder of poorly understood etiology. The pathogenesis of FIO is not well known. The fundamental skeletal defect appears to be an abnormality in organic matrix of bone characterized by defective mineralization of the abnormal collagen. FIO clinically manifests in middle-aged adults presenting with fracture and bone pain. Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase is the only and the most consistent biochemical abnormality. Although paraproteinemia is observed in one-third of cases, the pathogenic link to the disease process is unclear. Limited information on FIO and its close resemblance to many metabolic bone disorders leads to delayed or missed diagnoses and management. Prednisolone, bisphosphonates, melphalan and steroids have been tried previously with variable success. Recently, a trial of recombinant growth hormone therapy was found to be effective. Further research focused on the pathogenetic mechanisms of FIO is needed to identify and develop targeted therapeutic options.
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- Sanjay Kumar Bhadada
- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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- Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Bone & Mineral Research Laboratory, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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Linglart A, Biosse-Duplan M, Briot K, Chaussain C, Esterle L, Guillaume-Czitrom S, Kamenicky P, Nevoux J, Prié D, Rothenbuhler A, Wicart P, Harvengt P. Therapeutic management of hypophosphatemic rickets from infancy to adulthood. Endocr Connect 2014; 3:R13-30. [PMID: 24550322 PMCID: PMC3959730 DOI: 10.1530/ec-13-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In children, hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) is revealed by delayed walking, waddling gait, leg bowing, enlarged cartilages, bone pain, craniostenosis, spontaneous dental abscesses, and growth failure. If undiagnosed during childhood, patients with hypophosphatemia present with bone and/or joint pain, fractures, mineralization defects such as osteomalacia, entesopathy, severe dental anomalies, hearing loss, and fatigue. Healing rickets is the initial endpoint of treatment in children. Therapy aims at counteracting consequences of FGF23 excess, i.e. oral phosphorus supplementation with multiple daily intakes to compensate for renal phosphate wasting and active vitamin D analogs (alfacalcidol or calcitriol) to counter the 1,25-diOH-vitamin D deficiency. Corrective surgeries for residual leg bowing at the end of growth are occasionally performed. In absence of consensus regarding indications of the treatment in adults, it is generally accepted that medical treatment should be reinitiated (or maintained) in symptomatic patients to reduce pain, which may be due to bone microfractures and/or osteomalacia. In addition to the conventional treatment, optimal care of symptomatic patients requires pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of pain and joint stiffness, through appropriated rehabilitation. Much attention should be given to the dental and periodontal manifestations of HR. Besides vitamin D analogs and phosphate supplements that improve tooth mineralization, rigorous oral hygiene, active endodontic treatment of root abscesses and preventive protection of teeth surfaces are recommended. Current outcomes of this therapy are still not optimal, and therapies targeting the pathophysiology of the disease, i.e. FGF23 excess, are desirable. In this review, medical, dental, surgical, and contributions of various expertises to the treatment of HR are described, with an effort to highlight the importance of coordinated care.
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- Agnès Linglart
- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie de l'EnfantHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Université Paris 11 faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Bicêtre70 rue du général Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
- Correspondence should be addressed to A Linglart
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
- Service d'Odontologie-Maladies Rares Hôpital Bretonneau 2 rue Carpeaux Paris, 75018France
- Université Paris Descartes 12 Rue de l'École de MédecineParis, 75006France
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- Université Paris Descartes 12 Rue de l'École de MédecineParis, 75006France
- Service Rhumatologie B Hôpital Cochin, APHP27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris, 75014France
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
- Service d'Odontologie-Maladies Rares Hôpital Bretonneau 2 rue Carpeaux Paris, 75018France
- Université Paris Descartes 12 Rue de l'École de MédecineParis, 75006France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie de l'EnfantHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
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- Service de Pédiatrie générale – Consultation de rhumatologieHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires Rares de l'EnfantLe Kremlin BicêtreFrance
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la ReproductionHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Université Paris 11 faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Bicêtre70 rue du général Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
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- Service d'ORL et chirurgie cervico-maxillo-facialeHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Université Paris 11 faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Bicêtre70 rue du général Leclerc, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270France
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- Université Paris Descartes 12 Rue de l'École de MédecineParis, 75006France
- Service d'explorations fonctionnelles rénales, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades149 rue de Sèvres, Paris, 75015France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie de l'EnfantHôpital Bicêtre, APHP78 rue du Général Leclerc , Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares du Métabolisme du Calcium et du PhosphoreLe Kremlin-BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris Descartes 12 Rue de l'École de MédecineParis, 75006France
- Service de Chirurgie infantile orthopédiqueHôpital Necker-Enfants Malades149 rue de Sèvres, Paris, 75015 France
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- Association de patients RVRH-XLH20 rue Merlin de Thionville, Suresnes , 92150France
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Over the last decade the discovery of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and the progressive and ongoing clarification of its role in phosphate and mineral metabolism have led to expansion of the diagnostic spectrum of primary hypophosphatemic syndromes. This article focuses on the impairment of growth in these syndromes. Growth retardation is a common, but not constant, feature and it presents with large variability. As a result of the very low prevalence of other forms of primary hypophosphatemic syndromes, the description of longitudinal growth and the pathogenesis of its impairment have been mostly studied in X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) patients and in Hyp mice, the animal model of this disease. In general, children with XLH have short stature with greater shortness of lower limbs than trunk. Treatment with phosphate supplements and 1α vitamin D derivatives heals active lesions of rickets, but does not normalize growth of XLH patients. Patients might benefit from recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy, which may accelerate the growth rate without increasing body disproportion or correcting hypophosphatemia. These clinical data as well as research findings obtained in Hyp mice suggest that the pathogenesis of defective growth in XLH and other hypophosphatemic syndromes is not entirely dependent on the mineralization disorder and point to other effects of hypophosphatemia itself or FGF23 on the metabolism of bone and growth plate.
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- Fernando Santos
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias & University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
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Hypophosphatemic rickets is a disorder of bone mineralization caused due to defects (inherited/acquired) in the renal handling of phosphorus. This group includes varied conditions, X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets being the most common inheritable form of rickets. The other common forms are autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets and tumor-induced osteomalacia. Although these conditions exhibit different etiologies, increased phosphatonins form a common link among them. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is the most widely studied phosphatonin. Genetic studies tend to show that the phosphorus homeostasis depends on a complex osteo-renal axis, whose mechanisms have been poorly understood so far. Newer disorders are being added as the mechanisms in this axis get discovered. This review focuses on the clinical, biochemical, genetic features and management of hypophosphatemic disorders leading to defective mineralization.
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- Varsha S. Jagtap
- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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Rickets is disorder of a growing child arising from disorders that result in impaired apoptosis of hypertrophic cells and mineralization of the growth plate. Rickets due to nutritional causes remains an important global problem. The factors responsible for resurgence of rickets among dark-skinned infants living in developed countries include the following: residence in northern or southern latitudes, voluntary avoidance of exposure to solar ultraviolet B radiation, maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, and prolonged breastfeeding without provision of vitamin D supplements. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), secreted by osteocytes, is an important regulator of serum phosphate and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) levels. Hypophosphatemic rickets resulting from increased synthesis or under-catabolism of FGF23 is reviewed.
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- M Zulf Mughal
- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
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Growth hormone (GH) was first used to treat a patient in 1958. For the next 25 years it was available only from cadaver sources, which was of concern because of safety considerations and short supply. In 1985, GH produced by recombinant DNA techniques became available, expanding its possible uses. Since that time there have been three indications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for GH-deficiency states and nine indications approved for non-GH-deficiency states. In 2003 the FDA approved GH for use in idiopathic short stature (ISS), which may indirectly cover other diagnoses that have short stature as a feature. However, coverage for GH therapy is usually more reliably obtainable for a specific indication, rather than the ISS indication. Possible future uses for GH therapy could include the treatment of syndromes such as Russell-Silver syndrome or chondrodystrophy. Other non-short-stature indications could include wound healing and burns. Other uses that have been poorly studied include aging and physical performance, in spite of the interest already shown by elite athletes in using GH. The safety profile of GH developed over the past 25 years has shown it to be a very safe hormone with few adverse events associated with it. The challenge for the future is to follow these patients into adulthood to determine whether GH therapy poses any long-term risks.
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- Stephen F Kemp
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591, USA.
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Vanacker A, Segaert M, Verbanck J, Van Dorpe J, Poppe B, Maes B. Slow progression of chronic renal failure in a woman of short stature and leg deformities: what is the link? NDT Plus 2008; 1:257-61. [PMID: 25983897 PMCID: PMC4421228 DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfn062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Accepted: 05/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- An Vanacker
- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare
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- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare
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- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare
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- Department of Pathology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare
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- Center for Medical Genetics , Ghent University Hospital , B-9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare
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