The Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Network (Mal-ED) Case-Control Study enrolled children in the age range 6-24 months between 2010 and 2014 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.The aim of the study was to understand the etiology and pathogenesis of malnutrition. Children were prospectively enrolled cases defined as weight for age Z Score (WAZ) &#x3C;-2 and age and neighborhood matched controls defined as WAZ>-1.This submission includes genetic and associated phenotypic data on a subset of 336 participants. More information on this project and its related projects can be found here: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/?term=PRJNA932322">Studies of diarrheal susceptibility, growth, and development, in pediatric populations in Northeastern Brazil</a>

Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Network (Mal-ED) Case-Control Study in Brazil

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