Case Report

Clinical Phenotype in a Toddler with a Novel Heterozygous Mutation of the Vitamin D Receptor

Table 1

Metabolic parameters on diagnosis and during RX.

Time after diagnosis (weeks)Calcium
(mg/dl)
Alkaline phosphatase
(IU/L)
25-OH vitamin D2
(ng/ml)
1,25(OH) vitamin D3
(pg/ml)
PTH
(pg/ml)
Calcium/creatinine ratio (urine)

Baseline7.620231450511150.15
2 weeks7.31579319017640.06
1 month7.81708207849240.31
1.5 months7.718794411658660.29
2 months7.9157936901901ND
3 months7.91686409599590.12
4 months8.813434420644370.17
5 months8.28484113005360.3
8 months8.770533>600300ND
10 months9.566236>600147ND
12 months9.544158>600210ND
16 months9.428745>600760.06
21 months9.718043>600350.06

Metabolic parameters (reference values): calcium = 8–10.4 mg/dl; alkaline phosphatase = 25–100 IU/L (adult reference in our lab, with 80% bone isoenzyme); PTH = 14–72 pg/ml; 25-OH vitamin D2 = 30–100 ng/ml; 1,25(OH) vitamin D3 = 19–79 pg/ml. ND: not done.