The Blind Spot of Bone Disease: Adult Hypophosphatasia in a Middle-Aged Man With Prolonged Fracture Healing

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   Cureus indie study

   The Blind Spot of Bone Disease: Adult Hypophosphatasia in a Middle-Aged Man With Prolonged Fracture Healing

   Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare inherited disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the ALPL gene, which encodes tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. In adults, it presents with nonspecific musculoskeletal features and is often mistaken for osteoporosis. We describe a 47-year-old man referred…

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