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Duke Endocrinology Clinic - Clinic 1A
Thomas Weber is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Durham, North Carolina. He has been practicing medicine for over 37 years. Dr. Weber is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomalacia. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypophosphatemia, Rickets, X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, Malnutrition, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Weber is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Meta.
IU Health Physicians Endocrinology Metabolism & Diabetes (University BLVD)
Erik Imel is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Imel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomalacia. He is also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, Malnutrition, Osteomalacia, Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy, and Parathyroidectomy.
Division Of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery
Kathryn Dahir is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Dahir is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomalacia. She is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypophosphatasia (HPP), X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, Osteomalacia, and Hypophosphatemia.
Summary: This study has four objectives: 1) to provide investigators the opportunity to study bone specimens from patients with various skeletal diseases; 2) to treat patients with skeletal diseases at the NIH; 3) to expose NIH trainees to certain skeletal diseases; and 4) to gain more knowledge about skeletal diseases and stimulate further study of bone biology. Anyone with a disease that affects the skel...
Summary: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by defective bone and teeth mineralization caused by mutations of the ALPL gene, which encodes for the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) isozyme, resulting in decreased serum and bone alkaline phosphatase levels. To date, over 250 different mutations in the gene encoding TNSALP have been associated with HPP....