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In patients with low alkaline phosphatase and high Vitamin B6 levels, does negative genetic testing for ALPL mutation rule out hypophosphatasia?
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Endocrinology · Milwaukee Va Medical Center
In general, the answer is no. The technical details of how the genetic testing was conducted are critically important and impact the kinds of genetic variation that can be detected. Prior knowledge about the patient and prior testing in related individuals are important factors in deciding how to ch...