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Researchers define chain of events leading to dangerous intestinal disorder in preemies

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A research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date of the biological process leading to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous inflammatory disease that can destroy a premature infant’s intestinal lining and causes death in up to a third of the cases.

Source: ScienceDaily.com