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Specific internalization and action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in cultured dermal fibroblasts from patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia.

An abnormality in the interaction of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D] with its specific intracellular receptor has been postulated to explain the resistance of patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) to treatment with vitamin D. To investigate this possibility, the specific internalization of [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 by suspensions of cultured dermal fibroblasts from six patients with XLH was evaluated. Scatchard analysis of the specific uptake of [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 by intact XLH fibroblasts revealed a mean internalization constant (Kin) of 0.72 +/- 0.10 nM (mean +/- SE) and a cellular capacity for hormone (Nmax) of 61.5 +/- 5.4 fmol/mg protein. The Kin and Nmax for XLH cells were similar to the mean values obtained for normal fibroblasts (0.59 nM and 72 fmol/mg protein, respectively) and cells from a patient with acquired hypophosphatemia (0.67 nM and 73 fmol/mg protein, respectively). Conversely, cultured fibroblasts from a patient with vitamin D-dependent rickets type II demonstrated a marked reduction of sterol uptake when compared to that in cells from either a hypophosphatemic or normal host. Neither the affinity nor the capacity of XLH fibroblasts for [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 was influenced by exposure of proliferating or confluent monolayer cultures to a low phosphate concentration (2.0 mg/dl) in the extracellular medium before or during assay. In addition, the normal responsiveness of cultured fibroblasts from three patients with XLH to 1,25-(OH)2D3 was confirmed by the provocative induction of the cellular 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase. These data suggest that 1,25-(OH)2-D3-receptor binding as well as postreceptor events are normal in patients with XLH.

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Does 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D participate in the regulation of hormone release from endocrine glands?

The presence of receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the pituitary, pancreas, testis, and ovary has raised the question of a possible direct role for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) in the regulation of hormone synthesis and secretion. To evaluate this problem, six children with the syndrome of resistance to 1,25(OH)2D with rickets and alopecia underwent dynamic tests of insulin, TSH, PRL, GH, and testosterone secretion. Oral glucose loading resulted in normal glucose curves, subnormal peak insulin responses of 12-20 microU/ml in three hypocalcemic patients, and normal peak serum insulin values of 30-40 microU/ml in two normocalcemic patients. Basal serum, TSH, PRL, T4, and T3 concentrations were normal in all patients. Peak serum TSH values after TRH were 11-17 and 16-32 microU/ml in the hypo- and normocalcemic patients, respectively. The PRL response to TRH stimulation in either hypocalcemic or normocalcemic patients was normal [mean 26.2 +/- 5.1 (SD) ng/ml]. Peak serum GH levels were greater than 8 ng/ml in all five patients studied after one or more of the various stimuli. Serum testosterone concentrations after hCG stimulation were normal in the three patients studied (4.1-8.0 ng/ml). Thus, in children with resistance to 1,25(OH)2D, we could find no significant abnormalities in hormone secretion from the pituitary, pancreas, and testis apart from those presumably due to the hypocalcemia itself.

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Vitamin D resistance and alopecia: a kindred with normal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D binding, but decreased receptor affinity for deoxyribonucleic acid.

A new kindred exhibiting vitamin D resistance and alopecia is described. Clinically, three of seven sisters demonstrated rickets, hypocalcemia, elevated serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] levels, and alopecia. Biochemical analysis of cultured fibroblasts from skin biopsy explants in two affected and one normal sister revealed normal [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 binding to receptors (Kd = 0.05 nM; Nmax = 30-50 fmol/mg protein). Despite normal steroid binding, cells from the two affected sisters failed to respond to 1,25-(OH)2D3 in vitro, as measured by induction of the enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase. The cells from the normal sister showed a response within the range of five normal cell lines. Sucrose gradient analysis yielded a typical 3.2S protein under high salt conditions in extracts from the three siblings, but with reduced capacity to aggregate to a 6S moiety in low salt gradients in the two affected cells. Whole cell [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 binding studies revealed nearly normal localization of bound receptor to the nuclear compartment. Elution of bound receptors by KCl gradients from both DNA-cellulose or fibroblast nuclei demonstrated that the receptors from the affected sisters exhibited decreased affinity for DNA compared to those from normal subjects. We conclude that 1,25-(OH)2D3 receptors from these resistant fibroblasts have a normal steroid-binding domain, but a defective nuclear binding domain. We believe that this abnormality may be responsible for the vitamin D resistance observed both in vivo and in vitro.

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Response to parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 of bone-derived cells isolated from normal children and children with abnormalities in skeletal development.

In order to evaluate the role of intrinsic defects in osteoblast function in the pathogenesis of diseases of skeletal development, we developed techniques which permit the evaluation of the metabolic properties of bone-derived cells in vitro. Cells from control children demonstrated a variety of properties classically attributed to osteoblasts (presence of alkaline phosphatase positive cells and synthesis of bone gla protein) and responded to PTH (cAMP production) and to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) ([3H]25-hydroxyvitamin D3 conversion into [3H]24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and bone gla protein secretion). Using these techniques we evaluated the function of cultured bone cells from patients with three rare diseases of skeletal development. Cells from a patient with rickets resistant to 1,25(OH)2D3 were resistant to 1,25(OH)2D3 but responded normally to PTH. Cells from a patient with acroosteolysis with osteoporosis responded normally to PTH and 1,25(OH)2D3. Cells from a patient with hyperphosphatasia with osteoectasia responded normally to 1,25(OH)2D3 but did not respond to PTH. The results demonstrate that bone cell cultures can provide information about the role of osteoblast dysfunction in such diseases.

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Absent intestinal response to calciferols in hereditary resistance to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D: documentation and effective therapy with high dose intravenous calcium infusions.

We describe a patient with an absent intestinal response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D] and the beneficial effects of treatment with high dose iv calcium infusion. The patient presented with severe rickets despite therapy with extraordinarily high doses of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 or 1,25-(OH)2D3. Unidirectional intestinal fractional calcium absorption when he was not treated with any calciferol was 14% (normal, 20-70%), as measured with stable calcium isotopes; no increase in calcium absorption occurred when serum 1,25-(OH)2D levels were more than 50-fold elevated. Cultured skin fibroblasts contained no detectable 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase activity in response to 1,25-(OH)2D3 (10(-9)-10(-6) mol/L). High dose iv calcium infusions and oral phosphorus supplementation for 135 days improved or normalized biochemical parameters and resulted in radiographic healing of the rachitic lesions. We conclude that 1) this patient had no response to 1,25-(OH)2D3 in vivo and in vitro; 2) long term parenteral calcium infusions were effective therapy in managing the patient's severe resistance to 1,25-(OH)2D; and 3) stable calcium isotopes are useful for measuring low levels of fractional calcium absorption.

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Normal calcitonin stimulation of serum calcitriol in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets.

Patients with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) have normal or low calcitriol concentrations despite manifesting hypophosphatemia, a known stimulus of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase activity. In accord, administration of pharmacological doses of PTH results in a markedly blunted stimulation of calcitriol levels. In the murine homolog of the human disorder, the Hyp mouse, regulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase activity is defective in response to hypophosphatemia and PTH administration, but not in response to calcitonin administration. In the current study we administered calcitonin to controls and patients with XLH to test the hypothesis that calcitonin-stimulatable 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase activity is normal in patients with XLH. We found that calcitriol concentrations increased in both groups to a similar degree (78.5 +/- 20.9 pmol/L in patients and 49.9 +/- 19.7 pmol/L in controls) and with a similar time course. Our results indicate that the complex and incomplete defect in the regulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase observed in Hyp mice also exists in humans.

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A prospective trial of phosphate and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 therapy in symptomatic adults with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets.

Current treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) employs the combined administration of oral phosphate and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3]. Although this drug regimen significantly improves the clinical course of the disease in children, the value of medical treatment in symptomatic adults with XLH has not been established. We, therefore, investigated the clinical, biochemical, and histological responses to phosphate and 1,25-(OH)2D3 in 16 symptomatic adult patients with XLH followed for a mean of 4.2 yr. Eighty-seven percent of the patients had an improvement in bone or joint pain with therapy. There was a significant increase in mean serum phosphate (from 0.61 +/- 0.03 to 0.77 +/- 0.03 mmol/L) and urinary calcium excretion (from 2.45 +/- 0.38 to 4.39 +/- 0.44 mmol/day) with treatment. Pretreatment bone biopsies demonstrated findings characteristic of osteomalacia, including abnormally increased osteoid volume and decreased mineral apposition rates. Treatment was accompanied by a significant decrease in osteoid thickness as well as a reduction in mean osteoid volume. However, therapy did not completely normalize these parameters. Disease severity, as assessed by histomorphometric parameters, did not correlate with any pretreatment serum or urinary biochemical measurement, but did seem to correlate with symptom score. Although most patients tolerated therapy without difficulty, 1 patient developed tertiary hyperparathyroidism during treatment and renal insufficiency that progressed despite cessation of therapy. This study provides evidence that therapy with oral phosphate and 1,25-(OH)2D3 in symptomatic adults with XLH can result in significant clinical and histomorphometric improvement.

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A new point mutation in the deoxyribonucleic acid-binding domain of the vitamin D receptor in a kindred with hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets.

Hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D]-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is a rare disorder characterized by rickets, alopecia, hypocalcemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and normal or elevated serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels. We describe a patient with typical clinical characteristics of HVDRR, except that elevated levels of serum phosphorus were present coincident with increased levels of serum intact PTH. The patient was treated with high dose calcium infusion after an ineffective treatment with 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3; serum calcium and phosphorus as well as intact PTH and alkaline phosphatase levels were normalized. Evaluation of phytohemagglutinin-activated lymphocytes derived from this patient revealed that 1,25-(OH)2D3 was unable to inhibit thymidine incooperation, a result that contrasts with the capacity of 1,25-(OH)2D3 to inhibit uptake into normal activated lymphocytes. 1,25-(OH)2D3 did not induce human osteocalcin promoter activity after transfection of this DNA linked to a reporter gene into patient cells. Cointroduction of a human vitamin D receptor (VDR) cDNA expression vector with the reporter plasmid, however, restored the hormone response. Evaluation of extracts from the patient cells for VDR DNA binding revealed a defect in DNA binding. Analysis of genomic DNA from the patient's cells by PCR confirmed the presence of a point mutation in exon 2 of the VDR. This exon directs synthesis of a portion of the DNA-binding domain of the receptor. We conclude that the genetic basis for 1,25-(OH)2D3 resistance in this kindred with VDR-positive HVDRR is due to a single base mutation in the VDR that leads to production of a receptor unable to interact appropriately with DNA.

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Nocturnal hyperparathyroidism: a frequent feature of X-linked hypophosphatemia.

Parathyroid function is described as normal in patients with phosphopenic rickets before initiation of therapy with phosphate salts; however, hyperparathyroidism is an occasional complication of treatment. We observed a higher than expected frequency of hyperparathyroidism in patients with phosphate-wasting rickets, present before treatment in some patients and, more frequently, after the onset of treatment. To better define parathyroid status in hypophosphatemic rickets, we sampled 12 affected children and 7 affected adults every 4 h for 1 day and measured PTH in assays detecting midmolecule fragments (cPTH) and intact hormone (iPTH). All children and 4 adults were receiving a vitamin D preparation and phosphate salts; 3 adults were untreated. Mean cPTH, iPTH, and nephrogenous cAMP excretions in each group of patients were greater than in controls. Exaggerated nocturnal rises in both cPTH and iPTH characterized the profile in patients. Seventeen patients demonstrated frankly elevated cPTH at night, with peak values at midnight, whereas no control individual did. Although mean iPTH values in patients increased at night, they did not exceed the upper limit of normal. Hyperparathyroidism in hypophosphatemic rickets occurs in both children and adults, may be present in untreated patients, is predominantly nocturnal, and is characterized by exaggerated secretion of midmolecule fragments. This manifestation of hypophosphatemic rickets is more widespread than currently recognized; we speculate that it may contribute to the pathogenesis of nephrocalcinosis and precede the development of tertiary hyperparathyroidism.

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24,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D supplementation corrects hyperparathyroidism and improves skeletal abnormalities in X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets--a clinical research center study.

Therapy for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) only partially corrects skeletal lesions and is often complicated by hyperparathyroidism. 24,25(OH)2 D3 improves skeletal lesions in a murine model of XLH and suppresses PTH secretion in animals. Therefore, we undertook a placebo-controlled trial of 24,25(OH)2 D3 supplementation to standard treatment in patients with XLH to improve bone disease and reduce hyperparathyroid complications. Fifteen subjects with XLH receiving standard treatment [1,25(OH)2 D3 or dihydrotachysterol plus phosphate] were evaluated, supplemented with placebo, and reevaluated one yr later. 24,25(OH)2 D3 supplementation was then begun and studies repeated after another year. Each patient underwent a detailed evaluation of calcium homeostasis over a 24-h period. Rachitic abnormalities were assessed radiographically in children. Adults underwent bone biopsies. 24,25(OH)2 D3 normalized PTH values in nine subjects (peak PTH was 46.5 +/- 6.6 pmol/L at entry, 42.3 +/- 5.9 pmol/L after placebo, and 23.3 +/- 5.4 pmol/L after 24,25(OH)2 D3). Nephrogenous cAMP decreased at night, coincident with the decrease in PTH, and serum phosphorus was slightly greater with 24,25(OH)2 D3. Radiographic features of rickets improved during 24,25(OH)2 D3 supplementation in children, and osteoid surface decreased in adults. 24,25(OH)2 D3 is a useful adjunct to standard therapy in XLH by effecting correction of hyperparathyroidism and improvement of rickets and osteomalacia.

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A novel mutation in the deoxyribonucleic acid-binding domain of the vitamin D receptor causes hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets.

Mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) result in hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-resistant rickets (HVDRR), an autosomal recessive disease caused by target organ resistance to the action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3]. In this study, we investigated the molecular basis of HVDRR in a child from Saudi Arabia who was previously shown to be resistant to 1,25-(OH)2D3 action, but whose cultured skin fibroblasts exhibited normal [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 binding. Using the PCR, exons 2 and 3 of the VDR gene that encode the DNA-binding region of the receptor were amplified and sequenced. A novel point mutation at nucleotide 252 in exon 2 of the VDR was identified. This missense mutation (GGC to GAC) resulted in the conversion of glycine to aspartic acid at amino acid position 46 (G46D), located at the base of the first zinc finger. This single base change was introduced into wild-type VDR complementary DNA by site-directed mutagenesis, and the mutant VDR was then expressed in COS-1 cells. The expressed mutant VDR displayed a normal binding affinity (Kd = 1.2 x 10(-10) mol/L) for [3H]1,25-(OH)2D3 as determined by Scatchard analysis. However, the mutant VDR was shown to have reduced binding affinity for DNA by DNA-cellulose chromatography. In COS-7 cells cotransfected with a vitamin D response element-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter construct and the mutant VDR complementary DNA expression vector, the mutant VDR was unable to activate gene transcription in cells treated with up to 100 nmol/L 1,25-(OH)2D3. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis using MwoI restriction digests of exon 2 demonstrated that the affected child is homozygous for the mutation, whereas the child's father is heterozygous and a carrier of the defective allele. In conclusion, a new mutation was identified in exon 2 of the VDR gene. This mutation, which occurs in the first zinc finger of the DNA-binding domain of the receptor, blocks 1,25-(OH)2D3 action and leads to the syndrome of HVDRR.

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Cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia.

Treatment for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH; vitamin D metabolites and phosphate salts) may result in hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, and hyperparathyroidism. Cardiovascular abnormalities occur in association with these complications, but have not been reported in XLH. We hypothesized that such abnormalities may occur in XLH and evaluated cardiovascular status in 13 patients with this disease. All patients were asymptomatic and had normal cardiovascular physical examinations and Holter studies. Serum calcium and creatinine clearance were normal in all. However, all patients had mild to moderate nephrocalcinosis. Left ventricular hypertrophy was diagnosed by electrocardiogram in three and by ultrasonography in seven children. Baseline blood pressure (BP) was normal (mean +/- SD, 116 +/- 15/74 +/- 6 mm Hg). During exercise stress testing, systolic BP increased in all patients, but the maximal systolic pressure was less than that in healthy age- and sex-matched controls (156 +/- 20 vs. 175 +/- 23; P = 0.002, by t test). An abnormal increase in diastolic BP occurred at all levels of work load in XLH patients; their peak exercise diastolic BP was 91 +/- 12 vs. 72 +/- 6 mm Hg in controls (P < 0.0001, by t test). Whether these abnormal findings are primary defects in XLH or represent complications of treatment is unclear. Patients with XLH should be monitored closely for the development of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. Investigation of the mechanisms involved and establishment of therapeutic guidelines are indicated.

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Mutations in the vitamin D receptor gene in three kindreds associated with hereditary vitamin D resistant rickets.

Hereditary vitamin D resistant rickets has been associated with a number of mutations within the DNA and ligand binding domains of vitamin D receptors (VDR). The aim of our study was to identify and characterize the causative mutations in three kindreds with this condition. Resistance of 1,25(OH)2D3 was confirmed in cultured skin fibroblasts in which there was no induction of 24-hydroxylase activity; binding of 1,25(OH)2D3 to VDR was undetectable in patients 1 and 2, but normal in patients 3 and 4. The coding region of the VDR gene was sequenced to seek mutations. A mutation in the VDR gene of patient 1 resulted in a STOP codon, patient 2 showed a 56 bp deletion leading to frameshift and premature termination of VDR; a point mutation of A to C lying within the hormone-binding domain was shown for patients 3 and 4, who were siblings. Transactivation studies confirmed that these were functional mutations. Gel shift assays using nuclear extract from patient 3 demonstrated that the mutation that altered a conserved amino acid (glutamine-259) known to be involved in heterodimerization with other nuclear receptors affected protein: protein interactions.

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The autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR) gene is a secreted polypeptide overexpressed by tumors that cause phosphate wasting.

The gene mutated in autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR), a phosphate wasting disorder, has been identified as FGF-23, a protein that shares sequence homology with fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Patients with ADHR display many of the clinical and laboratory characteristics that are observed in patients with oncogenic hypophosphatemic osteomalacia (OHO), a disorder thought to arise by the secretion of a phosphate wasting factor from different mesenchymal tumors. In the present studies, we therefore investigated whether FGF-23 is a secreted factor and whether it is abundantly expressed in OHO tumors. After transient transfection of OK-E, COS-7, and HEK293 cells with the plasmid encoding full-length FGF-23, all three cell lines efficiently secreted two protein species into the medium that were approximately 32 and 12 kDa upon SDS-PAGE and subsequent Western blot analysis using an affinity-purified polyclonal antibody to FGF-23. Furthermore, Northern blot analysis using total RNA from five different OHO tumors revealed extremely high levels of FGF-23 mRNA, and Western blot analysis of extracts from a sixth tumor detected the 32 kDa FGF-23 protein species. In summary, FGF-23, the gene mutated in ADHR, is a secreted protein and its mRNA is abundantly expressed by several different OHO tumors. Our findings indicate that FGF-23 may be a candidate phosphate wasting factor, previously designated "phosphatonin".

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X-linked hypophosphatemia attributable to pseudoexons of the PHEX gene.

X-linked hypophosphatemia is commonly caused by mutations of the coding region of PHEX (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome). However, such PHEX mutations are not detected in approximately one third of X-linked hypophosphatemia patients who may harbor defects in the noncoding or intronic regions. We have therefore investigated 11 unrelated X-linked hypophosphatemia patients in whom coding region mutations had been excluded, for intronic mutations that may lead to mRNA splicing abnormalities, by the use of lymphoblastoid RNA and RT-PCRs. One X-linked hypophosphatemia patient was found to have 3 abnormally large transcripts, resulting from 51-bp, 100-bp, and 170-bp insertions, all of which would lead to missense peptides and premature termination codons. The origin of these transcripts was a mutation (g to t) at position +1268 of intron 7, which resulted in the occurrence of a high quality novel donor splice site (ggaagg to gtaagg). Splicing between this novel donor splice site and 3 preexisting, but normally silent, acceptor splice sites within intron 7 resulted in the occurrences of the 3 pseudoexons. This represents the first report of PHEX pseudoexons and reveals further the diversity of genetic abnormalities causing X-linked hypophosphatemia.

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Partial rescue of the Hyp phenotype by osteoblast-targeted PHEX (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome) expression.

Inactivating mutations and/or deletions of PHEX/Phex (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome) are responsible for X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets in humans and in the murine homolog Hyp. The predominant osteoblastic expression of Phex has implicated a primary metabolic osteoblast defect in the pathophysiology of this disorder. By targeting PHEX expression to osteoblasts in the Hyp genetic background, we aimed to correct the corresponding biochemical and morphological abnormalities and obtain information on their pathogenetic mechanism. When transgene Phex expression, driven by a mouse pro-alpha1(I) collagen gene promoter, was crossed into the Hyp background, it improved the defective mineralization of bone and teeth but failed to correct the hypophosphatemia and altered vitamin D metabolism associated with the disorder. Ex vivo bone marrow cultures confirmed the amelioration in the Hyp-associated matrix mineralization defect after Phex expression. These findings suggest that while the Hyp bone and teeth abnormalities partially correct after PHEX gene transfer, additional factors and/or sites of PHEX expression are likely critical for the elaboration of the appropriate molecular signals that alter renal phosphate handling and vitamin D metabolism in this disorder.

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