acrodermatitis enteropathica

Term ID

DOID:0050605

Synonyms

Definition

A metal metabolism disorder characterized by dermatitis around bodily openings and the tips of fingers and toes, alopecia and diarrhea and has_material_basis_in mutation in the SLC39A4 gene that encodes a zinc uptake protein and results in zinc deficiency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrodermatitis_enteropathica

References

• GARD:5723
• MESH:C538178
• OMIM:201100

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0050605 )