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SUBMITTER: Albar RF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654094 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Albar Rawia F RF Alghamdi Mohammed S MS Alsulimani Enad F EF Almasrahi Ahmed M AM Alsalmi Khalid A KA
Cureus 20211109 11
Trichohepatoenteric syndrome (THES) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease characterized by severe early onset diarrhea, woolly and brittle hair, immunodeficiency, and liver disease. A mutation in either <i>SKIV2L</i> or <i>TTC37</i> genes can cause the disease. We report a case of a 41-month-old girl who suffered from intractable watery diarrhea, hair abnormality, dysmorphic features, and poor weight gain. The diagnosis was made through whole-exome sequencing analysis. The analysis detec ...[more]