Intact FGF23 concentration in healthy infants, children, and adolescents, and diagnostic usefulness in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets

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OBJECTIVE: FGF23 measurement may have a diagnostic role to investigate patients with phosphate disorders. However, normal values for infants, children, and adolescents have not been defined.

METHODS: In a total of 282 (males 145, females 137) healthy infants (n = 30), prepubertal (n = 147), pubertal (n = 59), and postpubertal (n = 46), and in twenty patients with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH, age 10.2 ± 5.6 years) serum phosphate (automated analyzer), and plasma intact FGF23 (immunochemiluminescent sandwich assay, DiaSorin) concentrations were measured.

RESULTS: Intact FGF23 concentrations were higher in healthy infants than in prepubertal (P < 0.01) and postpubertal subjects (P < 0.05); pubertal subjects showed higher values (P < 0.05) than postpubertal subjects. Serum phosphate concentrations were higher (P < 0.001) in healthy infants than in prepubertal, pubertal, and postpubertal subjects. Pubertal subjects had higher (P < 0.001) serum phosphate concentrations than postpubertal subjects. Intact FGF23 and serum phosphate concentrations did not differ (P = NS) by sex, age of menarche, and time after menarche. In healthy subjects, there was no correlation between intact FGF23 and serum phosphate concentrations. Intact FGF23 concentrations were higher (P < 0.0001) in patients with XLH than in healthy subjects according to chronological age and pubertal development. In all patients, intact FGF23 concentrations were above 40 pg/mL; intact FGF23 concentrations were inversely correlated with serum phosphate concentrations (r = -0.65; P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: In healthy subjects, chronological age and puberty were main determinants of intact FGF23 concentrations. Intact FGF23 concentrations may be a useful marker for the early diagnosis of XLH in pediatric patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Journal of endocrinological investigation - 47(2024), 4 vom: 27. März, Seite 873-882

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baroncelli, G I [VerfasserIn]
Sessa, M R [VerfasserIn]
Pelosini, C [VerfasserIn]
Bertelloni, S [VerfasserIn]
Michelucci, A [VerfasserIn]
Toschi, B [VerfasserIn]
Piaggi, P [VerfasserIn]
Peroni, D [VerfasserIn]
Comberiati, P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

62031-54-3
Adolescents
Children
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Fibroblast growth factor 23
Infants
Journal Article
Phosphates
X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40618-023-02202-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364829737