title: Congenital diarrhoeal disorders: advances in this evolving web of inherited enteropathies.
abstract: Congenital diarrhoeal disorders (CDDs) represent an evolving web of rare chronic enteropathies, with a typical onset early in life. In many of these conditions, severe chronic diarrhoea represents the primary clinical manifestation, whereas in others diarrhoea is only a component of a more complex multi-organ or systemic disorder. Typically, within the first days of life, diarrhoea leads to a life-threatening condition highlighted by severe dehydration and serum electrolyte abnormalities. Thus, in the vast majority of cases appropriate therapy must be started immediately to prevent dehydration and long-term, sometimes severe, complications. The number of well-characterized disorders attributed to CDDs has gradually increased over the past several years, and many new genes have been identified and functionally related to CDDs, opening new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives. Molecular analysis has changed the diagnostic scenario in CDDs, and led to a reduction in invasive and expensive procedures. Major advances have been made in terms of pathogenesis, enabling a better understanding not only of these rare conditions but also of more common diseases mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5 80131, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto Berni
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Canani
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5 80131, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castaldo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, 265 Campus Drive West, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bacchetta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Mattel Children's Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 757 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Martín G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University Paris Descartes Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149 Rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goulet
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology