Hepatic glycogenosis: An underrecognized source of abnormal liver function tests?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 936-938

  Sayuk, Gregory S ^a   Elwing, Jill E ^a   Lisker Melman, Mauricio ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hepatic glycogenosis; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; INSULIN; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GLYCOGENOSIS; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE;

EID: 33947593929     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9430-8     Document Type: Article

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