Gene:
phosphate regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome (hypophosphatemia, vitamin D resistant rickets)
Gene ID:
133908
Symbol:
Phex
Species:
1182
Description:
may play a role in the regulation of Pi homeostasis; may mediate mineralization process in the bone; mutations in human cause X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a renal phosphate (Pi)-wasting disorder with defective bonemineralization [RGD]