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Netherton Syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary ichthyosiform disease with a classical triad comprising of an ichthyosiform dermatosis, hair shaft abnormalities and atopic diathesis. There is a mutation in a gene named Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal type-5 (SPINK5); a new type of
Clearly, both the metabolism of many proteins and the size of protein pools are affected or regulated by the nutrient intake. At least some of these effects are probably due to changes in the activities of proteolytic enzymes. Indeed, starvation, protein-calorie malnutrition and protein malnutrition
The introduction of HAART has changed the nutritional status of HIV patients. In the pre-protease inhibitor (PI) era, more than 60% of HIV-positive persons presented with protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and vitamin and mineral deficit. This caused progressive physical-metabolic wasting (wasting
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Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) is a chronic pancreatitis unique to developing countries in tropical regions. The cause of TCP is obscure. Whereas environmental factors, such as protein energy malnutrition and ingestion of cassava, have been implicated, a genetic predisposition to the
A nutrition survey carried out in India revealed that the diets of the rural population are inadequate and deficient in most of the nutrients especially protein. India being the 5th-largest producer of soybean, a protein-rich cereal, can redress protein-energy malnutrition through diversification of