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Variants in genes regulating thiamine metabolism in children in the Lao Thiamine study.
Paediatrics and international child health - 1 Jan 2026
Nunez Kristin Cardiel, Hess Sonja Y, Smith Taryn J, Kounnavong Sengchanh, Thacher Tom D, Fischer Philip R
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BACKGROUND: The clinical symptoms of thiamine deficiency, or thiamine deficiency disorders (TDDs), present similarly in children with dietary thiamine deficiency and variants in genes of thiamine metabolism. In the rural north of Lao People's Democratic Republic there is a high incidence of TDDs, and the risk of TDDs differs with maternal ethnic group. While low dietary intake is a well-established risk factor...
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