Conditions / Genetic

vitamin D-dependent rickets type 2A

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A vitamin D-dependent rickets that is characterized by abnormally high levels of calcitriol and that has_material_basis_in mutation in the gene encoding the vitamin D receptor (VDR) on chromosome 12q.

Signs and symptoms

  • Alopecia universalis
  • Epicanthus
  • Hearing impairment
  • Wide nasal bridge
  • Rickets
  • Frontal bossing
  • Tibial bowing
  • Delayed epiphyseal ossification
  • Difficulty standing
  • Femoral bowing