Rickets in the Middle East: role of environment and genetic predisposition

Baroncelli, Giampiero I; Bereket, Abdullah; mohamed, elkholy; Audì, Laura; Cesur, Yasar; Ozkan, Behzat; Rashad, Mona; Fernández-Cancio, Monica; Weisman, Yoseph; Saggese, Giuseppe; Hochberg, Ze'ev;

Abstract


The Middle East has a high incidence of rickets, and it is also common in Europe-dwelling children of Middle Eastern origin.


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Title Rickets in the Middle East: role of environment and genetic predisposition
Authors Baroncelli, Giampiero I; Bereket, Abdullah; mohamed, elkholy ; Audì, Laura; Cesur, Yasar; Ozkan, Behzat; Rashad, Mona; Fernández-Cancio, Monica; Weisman, Yoseph; Saggese, Giuseppe; Hochberg, Ze'ev
Keywords VITAMIN-D-RECEPTOR; BONE-MINERAL DENSITY; NUTRITIONAL RICKETS; D DEFICIENCY; DIETARY CALCIUM; PARATHYROID-HORMONE; CHILDREN; POLYMORPHISM; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN-D; PREVALENCE
Issue Date May-2008
Publisher ENDOCRINE SOC
Journal The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 
ISSN 0021-972X
DOI 10.1210/jc.2007-1413
PubMed ID 18285415
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-43249117624
Web of science ID WOS:000255663100030

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