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The role of vitamin D receptor mutations in the development of alopecia.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 5 Dec 2011
Malloy Peter J, Feldman David
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Hereditary Vitamin D Resistant Rickets (HVDRR) is a rare disease caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR). The consequence of defective VDR is the inability to absorb calcium normally in the intestine. This leads to a constellation of metabolic abnormalities including hypocalcemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hypophosphatemia that cause the development of rickets at an early age in affected...
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