Identifying the etiology and pathophysiology underlying stunting and environmental enteropathy: study protocol of the AFRIBIOTA project.
Pascale VonaeschRindra RandremananaJean-Chrysostome GodyJean-Marc CollardTamara Giles-VernickMaria DoriaInès Vigan-WomasPierre-Alain RubboAurélie EtienneEmilson Jean AndriatahirintsoaNathalie KapelEric BrownKelsey E HuusDarragh DuffyB Brett FinlayMilena HasanFrancis Allen HunaldAnnick RobinsonAlexandre ManirakizaLaura Wegener-ParfreyMuriel VrayPhilippe J Sansonettinull nullPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2018)
To date, the pathophysiology and risk factors of stunting and PEE have been insufficiently investigated. AFRIBIOTA will add new insights into the pathophysiology underlying stunting and PEE and in doing so will enable implementation of new biomarkers and design of evidence-based treatment strategies for these two syndromes.