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Vitamin D resistant rickets occurs due to all Except

A
alpha 1 hydroxylase deficiency
B
Renal tubular acidosis
C
Fanconi syndrome
D
Drugs
High-Yield Explanation
The disorder is due to missing or inactive PHEX gene. PHEX inactivates phosphatonins that mediate phosphate wasting. Thus, patients with Vitamin D resistant rickets cannot retain phosphate, leading to renal phosphate wasting. ref - Harrisons internal medicine 20e p2920

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