| Term Name: | acrodermatitis enteropathica |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0050605] ( DOID:0050605 ) |