Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology
Online ISSN : 1347-7358
Print ISSN : 0918-5739
ISSN-L : 0918-5739
Special Report
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypophosphatasia*
Toshimi MichigamiYasuhisa OhataMakoto FujiwaraHiroshi MochizukiMasanori AdachiTaichi KitaokaTakuo KubotaHideaki SawaiNoriyuki NambaKosei HasegawaIkuma FujiwaraKeiichi Ozono
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2020 Volume 29 Issue 1 Pages 9-24

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Abstract

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare bone disease caused by inactivating mutations in the ALPL gene, which encodes tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP). Patients with HPP have varied clinical manifestations and are classified based on the age of onset and severity. Recently, enzyme replacement therapy using bone-targeted recombinant alkaline phosphatase (ALP) has been developed, leading to improvement in the prognosis of patients with life-threatening HPP. Considering these recent advances, clinical practice guidelines have been generated to provide physicians with guides for standard medical care for HPP and to support their clinical decisions. A task force was convened for this purpose, and twenty-one clinical questions (CQs) were formulated, addressing the issues of clinical manifestations and diagnosis (7 CQs) and those of management and treatment (14 CQs). A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE, and evidence-based recommendations were developed. The guidelines have been modified according to the evaluations and suggestions from the Clinical Guideline Committee of The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (JSPE) and public comments obtained from the members of the JSPE and a Japanese HPP patient group, and then approved by the Board of Councils of the JSPE. We anticipate that the guidelines will be revised regularly and updated.

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