Micronutrient deficiency Micronutrient deficiency Micronutrient deficiency or dietary deficiency is not enough of one or more of the micronutrients required for optimal plant or animal health. In humans and other animals they include both vitamin deficiencies and mineral deficiencies, whereas in plants the term refers to deficiencies of essential trace minerals. Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion people of all ages in both developing and industrialized countries. They are the cause of some diseases, exacerbate others and are recognized as having an important impact on worldwide health. Important micronutrients include iodine, iron, zinc, calcium, selenium, fluorine, and vitamins A, B, B,
Aromatase deficiency the low oestrogen will predispose those with the condition to osteoporosis. Symptoms are generally manifested in adulthood: During gestation, a baby with Aromatase Deficiency can cause a mother to become virilised by causing the deepening of the voice, cystic acne, cliteromegaly, and hirsutism. The mother also has an increased level of circulating testosterone. However, the symptoms normally regress post-partum. Aromatase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease with most of the mutations occur along the highly conservative regions of the gene. Both homozygous and heterozygous mutations have been identified along various location of the exon on the P450 arom (CYP19) gene