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Common mechanisms in pediatric acute liver failure.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2023
Mann Jake P, Lenz Dominic, Stamataki Zania, Kelly Deirdre
Abstract excerpt
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but potentially fatal disease in children. The etiology is multifactorial, including infection, autoimmune, and genetic disorders, as well as indeterminate hepatitis, which has a higher requirement for liver transplantation. Activation of the innate and adaptive immune systems leads to hepatocyte-specific injury which is mitigated by T regulatory cell activation. Recovery of...
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