Question
What are the causes of rickets?
Answer
Rickets is commonly seen in infancy and can be caused by a variety of factors, including genetic inheritance. According to the information you provided, the patient’s condition may be due to hereditary rickets. This disease has dominant inheritance characteristics, meaning that if one parent carries a defective gene, there is a possibility of passing it on to their child. Symptoms may not be apparent in early childhood, but as age progresses, skeletal deformities become more pronounced. For those with a family history of the disease, genetic testing can help determine whether they carry mutated genes. In confirmed cases, prenatal genetic testing can help prevent the birth of infants with rickets.