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SUBMITTER: Iqbal NT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813024 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20180214 1
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), a syndrome characterized by chronic gut inflammation, contributes towards stunting and poor response to enteric vaccines in children in developing countries. In this study, we evaluated major putative biomarkers of EED using growth faltering as its clinical proxy. Newborns (n = 380) were enrolled and followed till 18 months with monthly anthropometry. Biomarkers associated with gut and systemic inflammation were assessed at 6 and 9 months. Linear mixed ef ...[more]