Early occurrence of hypertransaminasemia in a 13-month-old child with Wilson disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 637-638

  Iorio, Raffaele ^a   D'Ambrosi, Mariangela ^a   Mazzarella, Giuseppina ^a   Varrella, Flavia ^a   Vecchione, Raffaella ^a   Vegnente, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ZINC SULFATE; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; METABOLIC DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILSON DISEASE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; INFANT; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; URINE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOPSY; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 0141724907     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200305000-00009     Document Type: Article

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