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Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets in Lebanese patients: the p.R391S and p.H397P variants have different phenotypes.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Apr 2017
Andary Rabih, El-Hage-Sleiman Abdul-Karim, Farhat Theresa, Sanjad Sami, Nemer Georges
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. Variable phenotypes have been associated with these mutations, and some of these were linked to the effects they have on the interacting partners of VDR, mainly the retinoic X receptor (RXR). METHODS: We examined four patients with HVDRR from three unrelated...
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