Vitamin D-abhängige Rachitis, Typ IA Einzelanalyse lens abnormalities and multiple additional

lens abnormalities and multiple additional anterior segment eye defects (cataract

Clinical signs can start either during activity or while at rest and are commonly induced by excitement or stress

often fusiform

which is described as the canine moustache and eyebrows

generalized muscle atrophy and cardiomyopathy is observed in the English Springer Spaniels

Vitamin D-abhängige Rachitis, Typ IA Einzelanalyse lens abnormalities and multiple additionalVitamin D deficiency rickets, type IA is an autosomal recessive disorder of bone development in young, growing dogs because of deficiency of vitamin D. The resultant active form of vitamin D is a steroid hormone that plays a vital role in whole body calcium homeostasis. The clinical signs of rickets arise from low serum calcium, failure of calcification of bones, leading to bone deformities, such as bowing of limbs, delayed dentition, lameness and