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Presence of a deletion mutation (c.716delA) in the ligand binding domain of the vitamin D receptor in an Indian patient with vitamin D-dependent rickets type II.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Jan 2010
Kanakamani Jeyaraman, Tomar Neeraj, Kaushal Esha, Tandon Nikhil, Goswami Ravinder
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D-dependent rickets type II (VDDR-type II) is a rare disorder caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. Here, we describe a patient with VDDR-type II with severe alopecia and rickets. She had hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). Sequence analysis of the lymphocyte VDR cDNA revealed deletion...
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