Metabolic liver disease in the young adult.

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This chapter describes the gene mutations, phenotypes, diagnosis and therapy of the common metabolic liver diseases in young adulthood: haemochromatosis, Wilson disease, alpha(1)-anti-trypsin deficiency and cystic fibrosis. The remarkable variability of the phenotypical expression of the mutated genotypes makes screening recommendations and the establishment of prognosis for these liver disorders in young adults...

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