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Compound heterozygous mutations in the vitamin D receptor in a patient with hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets with alopecia.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2009
Zhou Yulin, Wang Jining, Malloy Peter J, Dolezel Zdenek, Feldman David
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is a rare recessive genetic disorder caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR). In this study, we examined the VDR in a young girl with clinical features of HVDRR including rickets, hypophosphatemia, and elevated serum 1,25(OH)(2)D. The girl also had total alopecia. Two mutations were found in the VDR gene: a nonsense mutation (R30X) in the DNA-binding...
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