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Hepatic steatosis and neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) in Taiwanese infants.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 May 2006
Yeh Jiun-Nan, Jeng Yung-Ming, Chen Huey-Lin, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Chang Mei-Hwei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To explore the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) in Taiwanese infants with idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis. STUDY DESIGN: The liver specimens from 69 infants with idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis were reviewed (1993-2004); 11 of them (14.7%) had hepatic steatosis. Six patients with hepatic steatosis participated in the...
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