Review of published reports of Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO) involving two or more generations shows a marked excess of maternal transmission. Full expression of the gene (AHO + hormone resistance, pseudohypoparathyroidism) occurs in maternally transmitted cases and partial expression (AHO alone) when the gene is inherited from the father, suggesting the involvement of genomic impr...

To assess the effects of diabetes mellitus on renal osteodystrophy, we examined the database of 256 patients (45% on hemodialysis and 55% on peritoneal dialysis) who were prospectively studied in three Toronto dialysis centers between October of 1987 and 1989. All patients had serial documentation of their clinical, laboratory and risk parameters of bone disease, and completed a series of inves...

Bandarra, P.M., Pavarini S.P., Santos A.S., Antoniassi N.A.B., Cruz C.E.F. & Driemeier D. 2011. Nutritional fibrous osteodystrophy in goats. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 31(10):875-878. Setor de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9090, Porto Alegre, RS 91540-000, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected] Seven out of 25 goa...

Aims Renal Osteodystrophy (ROD) is a systemic disorder that develops early with loss of kidney functions and is manifested by abnormalities in bone metabolism, mineralization and volume. Phosphate binders are a major constituent in chronic kidney disease management. Previous Aluminum and calcium containing phosphate binders were thought to be of detrimental effect on bone histology. The aim of ...

Introduction Chronic renal diseases (CRD) are important health care problems throughout the world, with an increasing prevalence. Diseases of the kidney are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both the developed and developing nations. CRD and their treatment can give rise to wide spectrum of systemic and oral manifestations. The management of such individuals requires that the clinicia...