Hypophosphatasia

The effect of monoallelic variants in the ALPL gene on the natural course of hypophosphatasia (HPP) in children and adults in Russia (ATLANTIS)

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. Clinically, the loss of TNSALP function results in progressive skeletal impact as well as progressive impact on all other major organ systems. It clinically manifests as rickets in infants and children and osteomalacia at all ages. The severe form of the disease has been estimated to have a prevalence of about 1 in every 100,000 live births.

In this prospective observational sub-study, participants with pediatric-onset hypophosphatasia (HPP) (perinatal/infantile- or juvenile-onset) of any age will be followed for a minimum of 5 years at sites in the United States and potentially 1 or 2 other countries.

The purpose of this study is to assess medical events during follow-up of adult patients having hypophosphatasia and consulting rheumatologists.

CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases. This program allows patients and researchers to connect as easily as possible to help advance treatments and cures for rare diseases. The CoRDS team works with patient advocacy groups, individuals and researchers to help in the advancement of research in over 7,000 rare diseases. The registry is free for patients to enroll and researchers to access. Visit sanfordresearch.org/CoRDS to enroll.

Non-interventional, prospective, multi-center investigation with exploratory data analysis to assess the proportion of patients with hypophosphatasia presenting at departments of rheumatology and to establish an algorithm to HPP diagnosis