Acrodermatitis enteropathica: Zinc therapy and possible identification of a carrier state through multiple hair zinc analyses over three decades

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 93-105

  Jamall, Ijaz S ^a   Ally, Khairoon M ^b   Yusuf, Shafaq ^c  

^a Risk Based Decisions Inc   (United States)

^b Dow Medical College ^*  (United States)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Copper; Hair; Heterozygous carrier identification; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GLUCONATE COPPER; ZINC SULFATE;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCALP HAIR; SIBLING; SKIN DEFECT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33846247953     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:114:1:93     Document Type: Article

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