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Prevalence and predictors of liver fibrosis evaluated by vibration controlled transient elastography in type 1 Gaucher disease.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Sept 2018
Nascimbeni Fabio, Cassinerio Elena, Dalla Salda Annalisa, Motta Irene, Bursi Serena, Donatiello Salvatore, Spina Vincenzo, Cappellini Maria Domenica, Carubbi Francesca
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Long-term liver-related complications of Gaucher disease (GD) include cirrhosis, portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although liver fibrosis is the main determinant of adverse liver-related clinical outcomes, it has rarely been evaluated in previously published cohorts of GD patients. We aimed at: assessing the prevalence of significant liver fibrosis in a cohort of patients with...
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