Term Name: X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets
Synonyms: Hypophosphatemia, Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets, hypophosphatemic rickets X-linked dominant, Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets, X-Linked, X-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, X-linked hypophosphatemia
Definition: A rickets that has_material_basis_in X-linked mutations in the PHEX gene that lead to increased circulating levels of FGF-23, a phosphate-regulating hormone (phosphatonin), that leads to reduced renal phosphate reabsorption and consequently abnormal bone mineralization.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:0050445]   ( DOID:0050445 )

Relationships
is a type of: rickets X-linked dominant disease