Molecular Evidence for Differential Long-term Outcomes of Early Life Severe Acute Malnutrition

Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in infants may present as one of two distinct syndromic forms: non-edematous (marasmus), with severe wasting and no nutritional edema; or edematous (kwashiorkor) with moderately severe wasting. These differences may be related to developmental changes prio...

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Published in:	EBioMedicine
Main Authors:	Allan Sheppard, Sherry Ngo, Xiaoling Li, Michael Boyne, Debbie Thompson, Anthony Pleasants, Peter Gluckman, Terrence Forrester
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-04-01
Subjects:	Severe acute malnutrition Epigenetic Birthweight Muscle Jamaica
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417300889