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:https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v25.i2.9524
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/9524