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Chubby face and the biochemical parameters for the early diagnosis of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Aug 2008
Chen Hung-Wen, Chen Huey-Ling, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Lee Ni-Chung, Chien Yin-Hsiu, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Huang Yuan-Te, Chiu Pao-Chin, Chang Mei-Hwei
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OBJECTIVES: To identify facial and biochemical characteristics as early clinical features of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis due to citrin deficiency (NICCD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ten patients with diagnoses of NICCD by SLC25A13 mutation analysis in Taiwan were recruited. A "Chubby Index" was...
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