Deficiency of which vitamin causes osteomalacia?

2 2020 Phase-2 BiomoleculesVitamins and Deficiency Diseases Medium
Deficiency of which vitamin causes osteomalacia?
A Vitamin E
B Vitamin A
C Vitamin D
D Vitamin K

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Deficiency of Vitamin D causes osteomalacia in adults (softening of bones due to impaired calcium absorption) and rickets in children.

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