Resolution of recurrent pediatric acute liver failure with liver transplantation in a patient with NBAS mutation.

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BACKGROUND: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) remains an enigmatic process of rapid end-organ dysfunction associated with a variety of pathologic conditions though the predominant cause is indeterminate. A growing body of research has identified mutations in the NBAS gene to be associated with recurrent acute liver failure and multi-systemic disease including short stature, skeletal dysplasia, facial...

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