Adult-onset hypophosphatasia manifests after age 18, and is characterized by reduced tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. This can lead to fractures, pseudo-fractures, osteomalacia, decreased bone density (bone loss), muscle weakness, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, dental symptoms (loss of permanent...
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DNA ligase IV (LIG4) is essential for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. Hypomorphic LIG4 variants cause LIG4 syndrome, characterized by growth disturbance, increased radiosensitivity, predisposition to malignancies, adaptive immunodeficiency and inflammatory conditions. Most of these manifestations are recapitulate...