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SLC10A2 deficiency-induced congenital chronic bile acid diarrhea and stunting.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Aug 2021
Qie Di, Zhang Yulin, Gong Xue, He Yunru, Qiao Lina, Lu Guoyan, Li Yifei
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BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a common occurrence in children below the age of 5 years. In chronic cases, it induces malnutrition that severely stunts growth. Bile acid diarrhea (BAD), caused by malabsorption of bile acid (BA), is a rare form of chronic diarrhea seldom observed in pediatric patients. Here, we present a clinical report on a novel case of chronic BAD, with severe stunting in an infant, induced by a...
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