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Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets

Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi.

Abstract
Burosumab (KRN23) is a fully human monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds excess fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and has been successfully tested in clinical trials in children with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets. A report enclosed in this letter gives a brief review of current knowledge on burosumab therapy.

Key words: Burosumab, Hypophosphatemic rickets, KRN23


 
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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudan J Paed. 2017; 17(2): 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11


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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. https://sudanjp.com//?mno=283787 [Access: February 06, 2024]. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11


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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudan J Paed. 2017; 17(2): 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudan J Paed. (2017), [cited February 06, 2024]; 17(2): 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi (2017) Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudan J Paed, 17 (2), 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. 2017. Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 17 (2), 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. "Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets." Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 17 (2017), 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi. "Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets." Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 17.2 (2017), 71-73. Print. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11



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Stepan Kutilek, Amir Babiker, Badi Alenazi (2017) Burosumab - a new drug to treat hypophosphatemic rickets. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 17 (2), 71-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.2017.2.11





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