Vitamin D-dependent rickets, type 2A
MONDO:0010186Rickets caused by a defect in the VDR gene, encoding the vitamin D receptor. This form of rickets is characterized by hypocalcemia, elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) concentrations and may also manifest with alopecia.
Also known as: VDR vitamin D-dependent rickets, type 2, hereditary 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets with abnormal vitamin D receptor with alopecia, rickets, vitamin D-resistant, type IIA, vitamin D dependent rickets 2a, vitamin D receptor deficiency rickets, vitamin D-dependent rickets, type 2 caused by mutation in VDR, vitamin D-dependent rickets, type 2A, vitamin d-dependent rickets type II with alopecia
11 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Vitamin D-dependent rickets, type 2A itself.
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Can a High-Calorie drink help malnourished kids grow?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether daily high-calorie nutritional supplements can improve growth and development in 200 malnourished children aged 1 to 3 years. One group gets the supplements plus nutrition education, while the other gets only education and diet advice. Researchers will me…
Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Could a smaller dose of nutrients protect kids from malnutrition?
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study compares two types of nutrient supplements—small-quantity and medium-quantity—to see if the smaller one works just as well at preventing undernutrition in children aged 6 to 12 months. About 980 infants in Pakistan will receive one of the two supplements daily for 6 mo…
Sponsor: Aga Khan University • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could Plant-Based hospital drinks be as good as Milk-Based ones? a new study aims to find out
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis pilot study tests whether it's possible to run a larger trial comparing plant-based and animal-based oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in hospital patients at risk of malnutrition. Sixty patients from two Dutch hospitals will be randomly assigned to receive either a soy-bas…
Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC