hrp0084p3-1044 | Growth | ESPE2015

Value of Alkaline Phosphatase Assay in Short Stature Exploration

Naccache Alexandre , Gayet Claire , Wieliczko Marie Claire , Castanet Mireille

Background: Short stature is a common reason for pediatric endocrinologist consultation, but in many cases, no cause can be identified. Childhood hypophosphatasia has widely variable clinical features from short stature to low bone mineral density with skeletal deformities, and the place of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay could be raised as etiological exploration is not consensualObjective and hypotheses: The aim of our study was to eval...