Cardiac, bone and growth plate manifestations in hypocalcemic infants: revealing the hidden body of the vitamin D deficiency iceberg

• Main Authors: Suma Uday (Author), Nadja Fratzl-Zelman (Author), Paul Roschger (Author), Klaus Klaushofer (Author), Ashish Chikermane (Author), Vrinda Saraff (Author), Ted Tulchinsky (Author), Tom D. Thacher (Author), Tamas Marton (Author), Wolfgang Högler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Whilst hypocalcemic complications from vitamin D deficiency are considered rare in high-income countries, they are highly prevalent among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group with darker skin. To date, the extent of osteomalacia in such infants and their family members i...