Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with hypobetalipoproteinemia: report of three cases and a novel mutation in APOB gene

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease in children, is defined by hepatic fat infiltration >5% of hepatocytes, in the absence of excessive alcohol intake, evidence of viral, autoimmune or drug-induced liver disease. Conditions like rare genetic d...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Joana (author)
Other Authors: Azevedo, Ana (author), Tavares, Susana (author), Rocha, Cristina (author), Silva, Ermelinda Santos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1949
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/1949