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A Case of Vitamin-D-Dependent Rickets Type 1A with Normal 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Caused by Two Novel Mutations of the CYP27B1 Gene.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2017
Giannakopoulos Aris, Efthymiadou Alexandra, Chrysis Dionisios
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin-D-dependent rickets 1A (VDDR-1A) is caused by mutations of the renal CYP27B1 gene and is a rare form of rickets. Herein, we report a 20-month-old toddler who presented with inability to walk and failure to thrive. The clinical, biochemical and radiological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of rickets, specifically of the genetic type due to increased 25-OH vitamin D stores. METHODS AND...
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