Infantile hypophosphatasia: An inherited bone disorder due to an inborn error of metabolism characterized by a deficiency of alkaline phosphate. The condition becomes noticeably during infancy and involves a period of normal development (about 6 months) followed by deterioration due to bone demineralization. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Infantile hypophosphatasia is available below.
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Infantile hypophosphatasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Infantile hypophosphatasia, or a subtype of Infantile hypophosphatasia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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