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- Osteopenia is a decrease in the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the bone. This can cause ... lack of vitamin D may also lead to osteopenia in infants. Vitamin D helps the body absorb ...
- Bone Density (National Library of Medicine)... low enough to be osteoporosis is sometimes called osteopenia. Causes of low bone mass include family history, ...
- Osteopenia (American Academy of Family Physicians)Bone Density/Start Here ... Bone Density ... American Academy of Family Physicians
- Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become brittle and more likely to fracture (break). With osteoporosis, the bones lose ...
- A parathyroid adenoma is a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the parathyroid glands. The parathyroid glands are located in the neck, near ...
- Parathyroid hyperplasia is the enlargement of all 4 parathyroid glands. The parathyroid glands are located in the neck, near or attached ...
- Hyperparathyroidism is a disorder in which 1 or more of the parathyroid glands in your neck produce too much parathyroid hormone (PTH).
- The mineral calcium helps your muscles, nerves, and cells work normally. Your body also needs calcium (as well as phosphorus) to make ...
- ... minerals in your bones. It's used to diagnose osteopenia (low bone mass) and osteoporosis, a more serious ... bones become thinner than normal, it's known as osteopenia. Osteopenia puts you at risk for a more ...
- ... bones (the ilia) and reduced bone mineral density (osteopenia).In infants with Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome, dysfunction of ... LIFR signaling disrupts normal bone formation, leading to osteopenia, bowed legs, and other skeletal problems common in ...