From:  Hypophosphatasia: current concepts in diagnosis and management of a rare metabolic disorder

 Genetic, biochemical, and substrate abnormalities supporting the diagnosis of hypophosphatasia.

GeneticBiochemicalSubstrates
  • ALPL gene testing:

  • Positive result: confirms diagnosis

  • Negative result: does not exclude the diagnosis; consider evaluation for alternative genetic conditions with overlapping phenotypes (e.g., variants in RUNX2 or ENPP1)

  • ALP: persistently low for age and sex of the patient; secondary causes should be excluded

  • Calcium: ↑ or normal

  • Phosphate: ↑ or normal

  • 25OHD: frequently normal

  • PTH: ↑, ↓, or normal

  • PLP:

  • PPi:

  • PEA in urine:

The table is based on the references [5, 51, 52]. 25OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; PEA: phosphoethanolamine; PLP: pyridoxal-5-phosphate; PPi: inorganic pyrophosphate; PTH: parathyroid hormone; RUNX2: runt-related transcription factor 2.