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Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) owing to a heterozygous mutation in the vitamin D receptor.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Nov 2011
Malloy Peter J, Zhou Yulin, Wang Jining, Hiort Olaf, Feldman David
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Patients exhibit severe rickets and hypocalcemia. Heterozygous parents and siblings appear normal and exhibit no symptoms of the disease. We analyzed the VDR gene of a young girl who exhibited the clinical features of HVDRR without alopecia. The patient had clinical and...
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