Title : Weekly oral alendronate in mevalonate kinase deficiency.

Pub. Date : 2013 Dec 20

PMID : 24360083






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1 BACKGROUND: Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is caused by mutations in the MVK gene, encoding the second enzyme of mevalonate pathway, which results in subsequent shortage of downstream compounds, and starts in childhood with febrile attacks, skin, joint, and gastrointestinal symptoms, sometimes induced by vaccinations. Mevalonic Acid mevalonate kinase Homo sapiens