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Abstract
A brief review of the clinical and biochemical features of Acrodermatitis enteropathica is given. This condition in now known to be caused by a systemic zinc deficiency secondary to a defect in the intestinal absorption of zinc and it illustrates the metabolic importance of this element in man.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6413773 DOI: 10.1007/BF01811322
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inherit Metab Dis ISSN: 0141-8955 Impact factor: 4.982