Domino hepatic transplantation in maple syrup urine disease [5]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2410-2411

  Barshop, Bruce A ^a   Khanna, Ajai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOISOLEUCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 28244452600     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200512013532220     Document Type: Letter

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