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Information: Rickets, nutritional disorder characterized by skeletal deformities. Rickets is caused by a decreased concentration of the mineral hydroxyapatite in bones and cartilage due to low levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Vitamin D is essential for t
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Rickets Rickets: Adam.com looks at this disorder, its alternate names, the causes, incidence and risk factors. (Rickets) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000344.htm