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Intractable Diarrhea in Two Brothers: Late Diagnosis of Tufting Enteropathy in Adolescence

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  1. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Kelly Haas & John Kerner

  2. Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Brock Martin

  3. Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Martín Martín

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Haas, K., Martin, B., Martín, M. et al. Intractable Diarrhea in Two Brothers: Late Diagnosis of Tufting Enteropathy in Adolescence. Dig Dis Sci 61, 381–383 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3766-x

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