label: Vitamin D 1 Alpha-Hydroxylase Deficiency
label_lc: vitamin d 1 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency
description: "An autosomal recessive form of rickets caused by inactivating mutation(s) in the CYP27B1 gene, encoding 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha hydroxylase, the renal enzyme that converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol), the active metabolite of vitamin D (cholecalciferol). The condition is characterized by reduced serum concentrations of 1 alpha,25-hydroxyvitamin D, normal concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, increased serum alkaline phosphatase, hypocalcemia due to reduced intestinal calcium absorption, hypophosphatemia due to renal phosphate wasting, secondary hyperparathyroidism, rickets, seizures, muscle weakness and failure to thrive."