Table 2.
Main causes of hypophosphatasaemia
Clofibrate therapy | Folic acid deficiency |
Bisphosphonate therapy | Zn2+ deficiency |
Denosumab therapy | Mg2+ deficiency |
Corticosteroid therapy | Cleidocranial dysplasia |
Estrogen therapy | Type II osteogenesis imperfecta |
Vitamin D toxicity | Wilson's disease |
Radioactive heavy metals toxicity | Cushing's syndrome |
Cardiac surgery with bypass | Hypothyroidism |
Celiac disease | Hypoparathyroidism |
Pernicious or severe anemia | Massive transfusions |
Malnutrition | Milk-alkali syndrome |
Vitamin C deficiency | Multiple myeloma |
Vitamin B12 deficiency |