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    Glossary Rickets

    condition causing soft, weak bones due to vitamin D deficiency

    Rickets is a condition that affects bone development in children, leading to soft and weakened bones, which can result in deformities and growth disturbances. It is primarily caused by a deficiency in vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate, which are essential for healthy bone formation.

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    1. Rickets with alopecia: An inborn error of vitaminD metabolism 1979 · 170 citations
    2. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D resistance, rickets, and alopecia The American Journal of Medicine · 1984 · 110 citations
    3. Rickets and Alopecia with Resistance to 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D: Two Different Clinical Courses with Two Different Cellular Defects* 1983 · 88 citations
    4. An Unusual Form of Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets in a Child: Alopecia and Marked End-Organ Hyposensitivity to Biologically Active Vitamin D The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1980 · 82 citations
    5. Calcitriol-Resistant Rickets With Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 1985 · 55 citations
    6. Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) owing to a heterozygous mutation in the vitamin D receptor Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2011 · 37 citations
    7. Hereditary 1,25‐Dihydroxyvitamin D‐Resistant Rickets in a Pomeranian Dog Caused by a Novel Mutation in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine · 2009 · 30 citations
    8. Hereditary 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D-Resistant Rickets KARGER eBooks · 2003 · 29 citations
    9. Presence of a Deletion Mutation (c.716delA) in the Ligand Binding Domain of the Vitamin D Receptor in an Indian Patient with Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type II Calcified tissue international · 2009 · 18 citations
    10. A human vitamin D receptor mutation causes rickets and impaired Th1/Th17 responses Bone · 2014 · 12 citations
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