Keshan Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Keshan disease is a rare disease of the heart muscle that is mainly attributed to selenium deficiency. The disease was named after a town in northeast China‘s Manchuria. In selenium deficiency, the body cannot sufficiently synthesize the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, which is essential in neutralizing oxidative stress and requires the selenium-containing amino acid L-selenocysteine to … Keshan Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment