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Distribution of cell adhesion molecules in infants with intestinal epithelial dysplasia (tufting enteropathy).
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1997
Patey N, Scoazec J Y, Cuenod-Jabri B, Canioni D, Kedinger M, Goulet O, Brousse N
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Intestinal epithelial dysplasia, or tufting enteropathy, is a newly described clinicopathologic entity with refractory diarrhea in infants. Histological abnormalities include villous atrophy, disorganization of the surface epithelium, and basement membrane abnormalities. The aim of this study was to examine defects in intestinal epithelial cell adhesion, differentiation, or proliferation in the...
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