One novel homozygous mutation of SLC39A4 gene in a Chinese patient with acrodermatitis enteropathica.

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Acrodermatitis enteropathica, a rare autosomal recessive disease, manifests as periorificial and symmetrical acral dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea due to insufficient zinc uptake by the intestine. Recent research revealed that mutations in the SLC39A4 gene are responsible for acrodermatitis enteropathica. This gene encodes one member of a human zinc transporter-like protein, also known as ZIP4. We detected one...

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