Congenital Enteropathy Due To Enteropeptidase Deficiency
Description
Congenital enteropathy due to enteropeptidase deficiency is a rare, genetic, gastroenterological disease characterized by early-onset failure to thrive, edema, hypoproteinemia, diarrhea and fat malabsorption (or steatorrhea) in the presence of very low or absent trypsin activity in duodenal fluid. Celiac disease, or other pancreatic or mucosal disorders, may be associated.
Genes related to Congenital Enteropathy Due To Enteropeptidase Deficiency
- TMPRSS15
Clinical Features
Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Congenital Enteropathy Due To Enteropeptidase Deficiency
- Growth delay
- Failure to thrive
- Edema
- Diarrhea
- Malabsorption
- Steatorrhea
- Celiac disease
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- Hypoproteinemia
- Intestinal lymphangiectasia
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Incidence and onset information
— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)— No data available about the known clinical features onset.
Alternative names
Congenital Enteropathy Due To Enteropeptidase Deficiency Is also known as congenital enterokinase deficiency, enteropeptidase deficiency.
Researches and researchers
Currently, we don't have any information about doctors, researches or researchers related to this disease. Please contact us if you would like to appear here.Congenital Enteropathy Due To Enteropeptidase Deficiency Recommended genes panels
Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered |
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Enterokinase deficiency (sequence analysis of PRSS7 gene).
By CGC Genetics (Portugal).
TMPRSS15
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
Enterokinase deficiency.
By Centogene AG - the Rare Disease Company (Germany).
TMPRSS15
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
TMPRSS15.
By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics (United States).
TMPRSS15
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
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