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Recurrent elevated liver transaminases and acute liver failure in two siblings with novel bi-allelic mutations of NBAS.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Regateiro Frederico S, Belkaya Serkan, Neves Nélson, Ferreira Sandra, Silvestre Paula, Lemos Sónia, Venâncio Margarida, Casanova Jean-Laurent, Gonçalves Isabel, Jouanguy Emmanuelle, Diogo Luísa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure (ALF) in children can be life-threatening. Although many causes are known, ALF remains unexplained in about half of the cases. Recently, bi-allelic mutations in NBAS were reported to underlie recurrent episodes of elevated liver transaminases (ELT) and ALF in the context of diverse extrahepatic phenotypes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We here describe two sisters, born to...
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