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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency†
1 Feb 1994
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy is unknown, but similarities in the clinical presentation and the histological appearance of the liver with those found in children with metabolic defects in the intramitochondrial beta-oxidation pathway of the liver suggest that a disturbance in hepatic fatty acid oxidation may play a role. We report a woman with acute fatty liver of pregnancy who gave birth to...
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