Variants of SLC39A4 cause acrodermatitis enteropathica in Tibetan, Yi, and Han families in Sichuan region of southwestern China: a case report series

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE, OMIM 201100) is a rare autosomal recessive dermatosis characterized by periorificial dermatitis, diarrhea, alopecia, and hypozincaemia due to pathogenic variants of SLC39A4. Herein, we present a case series describing four unrelated patients with AE from Han, Yi, an...

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Main Authors: Zhongtao Li, Sheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1399511/full