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CYP2R1 Mutations Impair Generation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and Cause an Atypical Form of Vitamin D Deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2015
Thacher Tom D, Fischer Philip R, Singh Ravinder J, Roizen Jeffrey, Levine Michael A
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CONTEXT: Production of the active vitamin D hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D requires hepatic 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D. The CYP2R1 gene encodes the principal vitamin D 25-hydroxylase in humans. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CYP2R1 mutations in Nigerian children with familial rickets and vitamin D deficiency and assess the functional effect on 25-hydroxylase activity. DESIGN AND...
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