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A new metabolic path in type 3 rickets. [PDF]

FEBS J
Rickets, a bone disorder, was historically categorised into either nutritional (vitamin D deficiency) or genetic forms involving loss‐of‐function mutations in mineral metabolism. Recently, a new mechanism, type 3 rickets, was discovered to be caused by a gain‐of‐function mutation in CYP3A4 (Ile301Thr).
Senda T, Hirota Y.
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
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Diagnostic approach to rickets: an Endocrine Society of Bengal (ESB) consensus statement [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rickets, one of the leading causes of bony deformities and short stature, can be calciopenic (inciting event is defective intestinal calcium absorption) or phosphopenic (inciting event is phosphaturia). Early diagnosis and timely treatment of rickets are
Ajitesh Roy, Amarta Shankar Chowdhury, Arindam Ray, Arjun Baidya, Bibek Roychowdhury, Dasarathi Sarkar, Debmalya Sanyal, Indira Maisnam, Kaushik Biswas, Kaushik Pandit, Mainak Banerjee, Moutusi Raychaudhuri, Nilanjan Sengupta, Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Pradip Raychaudhuri, Pranab Kumar Sahana, Rajan Palui, Rana Bhattacharjee, Sarmistha Mukhopadhyay, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Sayantan Ray, Soumik Goswami, Subhankar Chowdhury, Subhodip Pramanik, Subir Chandra Swar, Sujoy Ghosh, Sunetra Mondal, Tapas Chandra Das   +28 more
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Refractory Rickets

Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
AbstractNutritional rickets, caused by vitamin D and/or calcium deficiency is by far the most common cause of rickets. In resource-limited settings, it is therefore not uncommon to treat rickets with vitamin D and calcium. If rickets fails to heal and/or if there is a family history of rickets, then refractory rickets should be considered as a ...
Amish Chinoy, Raja Padidela
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Types and Clinical Profile of Rickets in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2009
Background: There are different types of rickets. Rickets presents with various clinical signs and symptoms. Familial X linked hypophosphatamic rickets (XLHR) is reported to be the commonest one.
Shohela Akhter, M Mahbubul Islam, M Hafiz Al Mamun, Shahana A Rahman, Choudhury Ali Kawser   +4 more
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Hypophosphatemic rickets

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Hypophosphatemic rickets is a disorder of bone mineralization caused due to defects (inherited/acquired) in the renal handling of phosphorus. This group includes varied conditions, X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets being the most common inheritable form of rickets. The other common forms are autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets and tumor-induced
Varsha S Jagtap, Vijaya Sarathi, Anurag R Lila, Tushar Bandgar, Padmavathy Menon, Nalini S Shah   +5 more
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Diagnosis of Rickets from Pneumonia

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2018
Rickets is a group of diseases presenting with decreased growth rate and skeletal deformities due to diminished endochondral calcification. Despite vitamin D supplementation programs, nutritional rickets is an important public health problem in ...
Osman Yeşilbaş, Nazan Ülgen Tekerek, Ülkü Gül Şiraz, Serhat Tekerek, Mevlüt Salim   +4 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Woman and Young Children in Preventing Rickets: A Modeling Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Literature on the cost of management of rickets and cost-effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in preventing rickets is lacking.Methods: This study considered the cost-effectiveness of providing free vitamin D supplementation to pregnant
Vilius Floreskul, Vilius Floreskul, Fatema Z. Juma, Anjali B. Daniel, Imran Zamir, Andrew Rawdin, Matthew Stevenson, Zulf Mughal, Zulf Mughal, Raja Padidela, Raja Padidela   +10 more
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Using data from a multi-hospital clinical network to explore prevalence of pediatric rickets in Kenya [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2017
Background: Nutritional rickets is a public health concern in developing countries despite tropical climates and a re-emerging issue in developed countries.
Stella W. Karuri, Maureen K. Murithi, Grace Irimu, Mike English, Clinical Information Network authors   +4 more
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Unusual presentation of vitamin D-dependent rickets type II in a kitten

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2020
Case summary A 15-week-old kitten presented with a 1-month history of intermittent generalised tremors and abdominal distension. Hypocalcaemia associated with increased 1,25-vitamin D 3 was consistent with vitamin D 3 -dependent rickets type II. The bone
Florent Duplan, Christina Maunder
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