Hypophosphatasia Treatment (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Hypophosphatasia Treatment

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At the beginning of the study, one patient's hand has almost no visible bone in an X-ray (left). After 24 weeks of treatment, substantial bone formation is visible in the same hand (right).

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The <I>New England Journal of Medicine</I>, copyright 2012

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