Early results from the global X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) Registry: a plain language summary

This Plain Language Summary of Publication article (PLSP) from Future Rare Diseases examined X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare genetic condition causing low blood phosphate levels. Due to its rarity, limited information exists about disease progression and treatment effects. Researchers created the International XLH Registry database and analyzed anonymized patient data to better understand XLH and its management.

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This PLSP is based on an article called ‘The International X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) Registry: first interim analysis of baseline demographic, genetic and clinical data’ and was published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.

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• Hypophosphatemic rickets
• natural history
• Patient registry
• plain language summary
• rare disease
• Renal phosphate-wasting disorder
• X‑linked hypophosphatemia (XLH)