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Genome-Wide Association Studies of Diarrhea Frequency and Duration in the First Year of Life in Bangladeshi Infants.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 18 Oct 2023
Munday Rebecca M, Haque Rashidul, Wojcik Genevieve L, Korpe Poonum, Nayak Uma, Kirkpatrick Beth D, Petri William A, Duggal Priya
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BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years old worldwide. Known diarrhea risk factors include sanitation, water sources, and pathogens but do not fully explain the heterogeneity in frequency and duration of diarrhea in young children. We evaluated the role of host genetics in diarrhea. METHODS: Using 3 well-characterized birth cohorts from an impoverished area of Dhaka,...
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