Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: Volume 36, Number 10, October 2021

he Coronavirus pandemic that spread around the world in the first half of 2020 brought impacts to society that will be registered for an extended period. In this paper, the effects showed an impossibility to maintain the progress of mineral research made by professionals in the academic and scientific areas. In an attempt to find justifications in the legal order of the mineral industry, to continue the work, it was faced with imposing environmental legislation that made a claim even more difficult. It was found that the Mining Code in place no longer regulates the activities of extraction of mineral specimens for museums, educational establishments and other scientific purposes. This left the legal security tied only to the interpretation of legal provisions in articles of the code and its regulation, as well as procedure manuals for environmental inspection bodies, and therefore, subject to the consequences of legal disputes with final decisions in higher courts, given the claim of superiority of the environmental issue over mining. Keywords: Coronavirus, pandemic, environmental legislation, mining code

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures: report of a task force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.7175956.7412056 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Mark Johnson

Keyword(s):

Task Force ◽

Femoral Fractures ◽

Mineral Research ◽

American Society

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POS1137 IDENTIFYING ADULT HYPOPHOSPHATASIA IN THE RHEUMATOLOGY UNIT

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2787 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 848.1-848

Author(s):

J. Feurstein ◽

M. Behanova ◽

J. Haschka ◽

K. Roetzer ◽

G. Uyanik ◽

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Keyword(s):

Burden Of Illness ◽

Trabecular Bone Score ◽

Correct Diagnosis ◽

Diagnostic Delay ◽

Official Journal ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Mineral Research ◽

Clinical Factor ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Rheumatology Unit

Background:The most frequent manifestation in adult Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is musculoskeletal pain.1,2 The unspecific nature of its clinical presentation may prevent correct diagnosis.3Objectives:Identifying adult hypophosphatasia in the rheumatology unit.Methods:Over a period of 10 years 9,522 patients were screened in a rheumatological outpatient unit. Serum ALP levels ≤ 40 U/l were found in 524 patients. After screening for secondary causes, 73 patients were invited for clinical evaluation. Genetic testing was performed in 23 patients with suspected HPP. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association of each clinical factor with HPP.Results:Mutations in the ALPL gene were observed in 57% of genetically screened patients. Arthralgia, fractures and pain were the leading symptoms in HPP patients. Chondrocalcinosis (OR 29.12; 95% CI 2.02-1593.52) and dental disease (OR 8.33; 95% CI 0.93-143.40) were associated with HPP independent of BMI. Onset of symptoms in HPP was at 35.1 (14.3) years, with a mean duration from symptoms to diagnosis of 14.4 (8.1) years. Bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) as well as bone turnover markers were not indicative for HPP.Conclusion:HPP can mimic joint diseases.4 Thus, in patients with uncertain rheumatologic complaints and low ALP, HPP should be considered as potential diagnosis.References:[1]Durrough C, Colazo JM, Simmons J, et al. Characterization of physical, functional, and cognitive performance in 15 adults with hypophosphatasia. Bone 2021;142:115695.[2]Seefried L, Kishnani PS, Moseley S, et al. Pharmacodynamics of asfotase alfa in adults with pediatric-onset hypophosphatasia. Bone 2021;142:115664.[3]Högler W, Langman C, Gomes da Silva H, et al. Diagnostic delay is common among patients with hypophosphatasia: initial findings from a longitudinal, prospective, global registry. BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2019;20(1):80.[4]Seefried L, Dahir K, Petryk A, et al. Burden of Illness in Adults With Hypophosphatasia: Data From the Global Hypophosphatasia Patient Registry. Journal of bone and mineral research: the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2020;35(11):2171-78.Disclosure of Interests:None declared.

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