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Maternal heterozygosity for a mitochondrial trifunctional protein mutation as a cause for liver disease in pregnancy.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2005
Blish Kimberly R, Ibdah Jamal A
Abstract excerpt
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome are serious complications of pregnancy associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In previous reports, we have documented an association between AFLP and fetal deficiency of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LCHAD) [N. Engl. J. Med. 340 (1999) 1723-1731;...
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