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Vitamin D-dependent rickets (VDDR) type 1: case series of two siblings with a CYP27B1 mutation and review of the literature.
Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Dhull Rachita Singh, Jain Reena, Deepthi Bobbity, Cheong Hae Ii, Saha Abhijeet, Mehndiratta Mohit, Basu Srikanta
Abstract excerpt
Two siblings presented with clinical and biochemical features of rickets, initially suspected as hypophosphatemic rickets. There was no improvement initially, hence the siblings were reinvestigated and later diagnosed as having vitamin D-dependent rickets (VDDR) type 1 due to a rare mutation in the CYP27B1 gene encoding the 1α-hydroxylase enzyme. Both siblings improved with calcitriol supplementation. The initial...
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