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[Association of the vitamin D receptor gene start codon polymorphism with vitamin D deficiency rickets].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2003
Lu Hua-jun, Li Hai-lin, Hao Ping, Li Ji-mei, Zhou Li-fang
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency rickets often causes growth retardation, impaired bone formation and hypocalcemia in children. It is well known that rickets is mainly caused by vitamin D deficiency, but whether there is hereditary susceptibility of children to develop vitamin D deficiency rickets is unknown. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been used as one of genetic markers in studying the metabolic diseases...
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