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Analysis of the relationship between the mutation site of the SLC39A4 gene and acrodermatitis enteropathica by reporting a rare Chinese twin: a case report and review of the literature

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Published in 2020 at "BMC Pediatrics"

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-1942-4

Abstract: Background Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary skin disease caused by mutations in the SLC39A4 gene and is characterized by periorificial dermatitis, alopecia and diarrhoea due to insufficient zinc absorption. Only one… read more here.

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