Hepatic autotaxin overexpression in infants with biliary atresia

Background Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted glycoprotein that is involved in the development of hepatic fibrogenesis via the enzymatic production of lysophosphatidic acid. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatic expression of ATX in biliary atresia (BA) compared with non-BA liver controls and...

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Main Authors: Wanvisa Udomsinprasert, Paisarn Vejchapipat, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Voranush Chongsrisawat, Yong Poovorawan, Sittisak Honsawek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5224.pdf