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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Calcium phosphate
  1. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis 
    ... many tiny fragments (microliths) of a compound called calcium phosphate gradually accumulate in the small air sacs (alveoli) ... People with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis can also develop calcium phosphate deposits in other organs and tissues of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../pulmonary-alveolar-microlithiasis - Genetics
  2. Kidney stones 
    ... of all kidney stones are composed primarily of calcium. Stones can also be made up of uric acid (a normal waste product), cystine (a protein building block), or struvite (a phosphate mineral). Stones form when there is more of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/kidney-stones - Genetics
  3. Vitamin D-dependent rickets 
    ... balance of several minerals in the body, including calcium and phosphate. These minerals are needed for many functions, including ... major roles is to control the absorption of calcium and phosphate from the intestines into the bloodstream.The CYP2R1 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/vitamin-d-dependent-rickets - Genetics
  4. Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia 
    ... Both genes help maintain the proper balance of calcium or phosphate in the body, a process that can involve ... needed, for example when the proper balance of calcium or phosphate in the body is reached. Mutations in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../idiopathic-infantile-hypercalcemia - Genetics
  5. Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis 
    ... in the blood (hyperphosphatemia) and abnormal deposits of phosphate and calcium (calcinosis) in the body's tissues. Calcinosis typically ... by the kidneys. Calcinosis results when the excess phosphate combines with calcium to form deposits that build up in soft ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rphosphatemic-familial-tumoral-calcinosis - Genetics
  6. Primary familial brain calcification 
    ... signaling could disrupt processes that regulate levels of phosphate and calcium in brain cells, leading to the formation of ... calcification also have roles in cell signaling and phosphate homeostasis.Researchers suggest that calcium deposits lead to the features of primary familial ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../primary-familial-brain-calcification - Genetics
  7. Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia 
    ... the muscles. Impairment of the processes that increase calcium can also disrupt the normal regulation of other molecules, such as phosphate and magnesium, leading to other signs of autosomal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../autosomal-dominant-hypocalcemia - Genetics