Liver failure in mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome: The importance of serial neuroimaging in liver transplantation evaluation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-256

  DeBruyn, Jennifer C ^a   Chan, Alicia K ^a   Bhargava, Ravi ^a   Idikio, Halliday ^a   Huynh, Hien Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION SYNDROME; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547678038     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318048838f     Document Type: Article

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