Genetics Clinical Grand Rounds:Metabolic Bone Disorders in Children: Uncovering pathophysiology and the quest for more effective therapies

Program Objective(s):

1 Understand principles of bone physiology

2 Recognize the presentation of metabolic bone disorders in children

3 Understand the rationale for various treatment strategies in these disorders. We will focus on familial hypophosphatemic rickets, osteogenesis imperfecta, and hypophosphatasia