Data on 36 patients with vitamin-D-resistant rickets indicate that the disease is manifested primarily by shortness of stature. This shortness appears to be limited to the lower extremities. The ...

Phosphate comprises about 1% of total body weight. About 85% of total body phosphate resides in the bone, 14% in the cells, and only 1% in the serum and extracellular fluids. Maintenance of serum ...

An epidermal nevus is an overgrowth of one of the cell species found in the epidermal layers and appendages. In many patients, an epidermal nevus syndrome (ENS) is present. This is marked by the ...

A new international survey led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation reveals that adults living with hypophosphatemic osteomalacia (HO), a rare metabolic bone disorder, face a substantial and ...

Rickets is a disease of the growing bones where defective mineralization occurs in both bone and cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate. The condition is associated with biochemical abnormalities, ...