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PEDIATRIC DRUGS
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 113-121Publisher
ADIS INT LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s40272-020-00381-8
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X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH) is due to mutations in phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome (PHEX) and represents the most common heritable form of rickets. In this condition, the hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is produced in excessive amounts for still unknown reasons, and causes renal phosphate wasting and suppression of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, leading to low serum phosphate concentrations. Prolonged hypophosphataemia decreases apoptosis of hypertrophic chondrocytes in growth plates (causing rickets) and decreases mineralisation of existing bone (causing osteomalacia). In contrast to historical conventional treatment with oral phosphate supplements and active vitamin D for the last 50 years, the new anti-FGF23 antibody treatment (burosumab) targets the primary pathology by blocking FGF23, thereby restoring phosphate homeostasis. In this review, we describe the changes in treatment monitoring, treatment targets and long-term treatment goals, including future opportunities and challenges in the treatment of XLH in children.
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