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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Language: | eng |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v25.i2.9524 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/9524 |