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The role of the zinc transporter SLC30A2/ZnT2 in transient neonatal zinc deficiency.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science - 18 Oct 2017
Golan Yarden, Kambe Taiho, Assaraf Yehuda G
Abstract excerpt
Breast milk is the optimal nutrient mix for infants until the age of 6 months. However, in some cases, due to genetic alterations as well as nutrient deficiencies in nursing mothers, infants may suffer from inadequate levels of micronutrients upon exclusive breastfeeding. In this respect, transient neonatal zinc deficiency (TNZD) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the zinc transporter SLC30A2/ZnT2 gene,...
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