Generalized arterial calcification of infancy: Treatment with bisphosphonates

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Ramjan, Kim A ^a   Roscioli, Tony ^b   Rutsch, Frank ^d   Sillence, David ^c   Munns, Craig F J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Compound heterozygous mutation; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Generalized arterial calcification

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENPP1 GENE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ARTERIES; CALCINOSIS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 60749131707     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet1067     Document Type: Article

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