JBMR Plus • Vol 9 • No 6
The ALPL gene variant project: results of the first 100 reclassified variants
March 2025 • Mariam R. Farman, Theodora Malli, Catherine Rehder, Gerald Webersinke, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Kathryn Dahir, Gabriel Ángel Martos‐Moreno, Agnès Linglar…
Abstract Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is an inherited disorder that affects bone and tooth mineralization, among other body systems. HPP is caused by pathogenic variants in the alkaline phosphatase-liver (ALPL) gene, which encodes tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. One major challenge in diagnosing HPP is interpreting variant of uncertain significance (VUS), which can create uncertainty for patients and healthcare professionals, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment or incorrect diagnoses. Since February 20…