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Genetic disorders of vitamin D biosynthesis.
Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America - 1 Dec 1999
Miller W L, Portale A A
Abstract excerpt
The principal hormonal regulator of bone mineralization is vitamin D, which must be activated by a metabolic pathway consisting of a 25-hydroxylase and a 1 alpha-hydroxylase to yield 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D. The hormonal regulation of vitamin D activation is at the level of the 1 alpha-hydroxylase. This article reviews the biology of vitamin D, and describes the biochemistry of its activation and the molecular...
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