Vanderbilt University: Nutrient Absorption Disease Model
February 03, 2023
February 03, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Mutations in the gene MYO5B cause microvillus inclusion disease (MVID), which prevents nutrient absorption in the intestines and is characterized by severe watery diarrhea that typically starts in the first hours after birth. People with MVID usually require lifelong intravenous feedings (parenteral nutrition) or small bowel transplantation.
Izumi Kaji, PhD, and col . . .
Mutations in the gene MYO5B cause microvillus inclusion disease (MVID), which prevents nutrient absorption in the intestines and is characterized by severe watery diarrhea that typically starts in the first hours after birth. People with MVID usually require lifelong intravenous feedings (parenteral nutrition) or small bowel transplantation.
Izumi Kaji, PhD, and col . . .