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Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type 1 Caused by Mutations in CYP27B1 Affecting Protein Interactions With Adrenodoxin.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2016
Zalewski Adam, Ma Nina S, Legeza Balazs, Renthal Nora, Flück Christa E, Pandey Amit V
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CONTEXT: CYP27B1 converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, playing a vital role in calcium homeostasis and bone growth. Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1 (VDDR-1) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in CYP27B1. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was an enzymatic and structural analysis of mutations in a patient with calcipenic rickets. Design, Setting, Patient,...
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