title: [Diagnostic criteria for vitamin D-deficient rickets and hypocalcemia-].
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets or osteomalacia, which is associated with hypomineralization of bone and chondrocytes, and/or hypocalcemia. Accumulating evidence indicates increase in frequency of vitamin D deficiency due to insufficient intake of vitamin D and calcium and decrease in sunshine. It is necessary for clinician to diagnose vitamin D deficiency accurately and treat patients with vitamin D deficiency adequately. For the purpose, clinical guideline or expert opinion on vitamin D deficiency has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozono
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D053245:RANK Ligand / Q000502:physiology; D012015:Reference Standards; D012279:Rickets / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels / Q000502:physiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D053245:RANK Ligand; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels; C492239:TRPV5 protein, human; D014807:Vitamin D