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Incidence of Primary Mitochondrial Disease in Children Younger Than 2 Years Presenting With Acute Liver Failure.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Dec 2016
McKiernan Patrick, Ball Sarah, Santra Saikat, Foster Katherine, Fratter Carl, Poulton Joanna, Craig Kate, McFarland Robert, Rahman Shamima, Hargreaves Iain, Gupte Girish, Sharif Khalid, Taylor Robert W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial liver disease (MLD), and in particular mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndrome (MDS) is an important cause of acute liver failure (ALF) in infancy. Early and accurate diagnosis is important because liver transplantation (LT) is often contraindicated. It is unclear which methods are the best to diagnose MLD in the setting of ALF. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the...
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