Nutritional rickets: vitamin D, calcium, and the genetic make-up
mohamed, elkholy; Elsedfy, Heba; Fernández-Cancio, Monica; Hamza, Rasha Tarif; Amr, Nermine Hussein; Ahmed, Alaa Youssef; Toaima, Nadin Nabil; Audí, Laura;
Abstract
The prevalence of vitamin D (vitD) deficiency presenting as rickets is increasing worldwide. Insufficient sun exposure, vitD administration, and/or calcium intake are the main causes. However, vitD system-related genes may also have a role.
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| Title | Nutritional rickets: vitamin D, calcium, and the genetic make-up | Authors | mohamed, elkholy ; Elsedfy, Heba ; Fernández-Cancio, Monica; Hamza, Rasha Tarif; Amr, Nermine Hussein; Ahmed, Alaa Youssef; Toaima, Nadin Nabil; Audí, Laura | Issue Date | 1-Feb-2017 | Journal | Pediatric research | Volume | 81 | Start page | 356 | End page | 363 | ISSN | 00313998 | DOI | 10.1038/pr.2016.222 | PubMed ID | 27973470 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85012938031 |
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