Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver
Paediatric metabolic disorders with the most clinical manifestations of deranged hepatic metabolism are discussed. The conditions which will be stressed are those for which effective treatment is available and early diagnosis is essential. Accurate diagnosis of other disorders for which no treatment...
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doaj-38531ee9ee68466a9c121ccfa9a72b482020-11-24T23:56:54ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Hepatology2053-42212015-01-01315562Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the LiverElroy P. Weledji0Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon Paediatric metabolic disorders with the most clinical manifestations of deranged hepatic metabolism are discussed. The conditions which will be stressed are those for which effective treatment is available and early diagnosis is essential. Accurate diagnosis of other disorders for which no treatment is, as yet, available is also important as a guide to prognosis and for accurate genetic counselling. With the advancement in amniocentesis techniques there is a growing role for gene therapy. For selected metabolic disorders, paediatric liver transplantations have been successful.http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Paediatric-Metabolic-Conditions-of-the-Liver.pdfamniocentesisLiverMetabolic disorderspaediatricTransplantation |
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Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver |
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Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver |
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Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver |
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Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver |
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Paediatric Metabolic Conditions of the Liver |
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paediatric metabolic conditions of the liver |
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European Medical Journal |
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European Medical Journal Hepatology |
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2053-4221 |
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2015-01-01 |
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Paediatric metabolic disorders with the most clinical manifestations of deranged hepatic metabolism are discussed. The conditions which will be stressed are those for which effective treatment is available and early diagnosis is essential. Accurate diagnosis of other disorders for which no treatment is, as yet, available is also important as a guide to prognosis and for accurate genetic counselling. With the advancement in amniocentesis techniques there is a growing role for gene therapy. For selected metabolic disorders, paediatric liver transplantations have been successful. |
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amniocentesis Liver Metabolic disorders paediatric Transplantation |
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