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European Congress of Endocrinology 2021

Online
22 May 2021 - 26 May 2021

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The European Congress of Endocrinology provides a global platform for the international endocrine community to discuss the latest advances in the field.

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Symposium 17: New advances in the managements of hypophosphatemia

ea0073s17.1 | Symposium 17: New advances in the managements of hypophosphatemia | ECE2021

Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of hypophosphatemia

Beck-Nielsen Gahete

The maintenance of a phosphate level within the normal range in the body is essential for an optimal function of several vital processes. Phosphate is an important component of bone and teeth, cell membranes, phospholipids, nucleic acids, enzyme systems, the energy carrier adenosine triphosphate (ATP) among others. Thus, the state of hypophosphatemia potentially disturbs many processes in the body. Hypophosphatemia may be mild, moderate or severe and may develop in acute or ch...