Liver cell transplantation for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I: Update and perspectives

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3464-3470

  Lysy, Philippe A ^a   Najimi, Mustapha ^a   Stéphenne, Xavier ^a   Bourgois, Annick ^a   Smets, Fraçoise ^a   Sokal, Etienne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cell therapy; Crigler Najjar; Hepatocyte transplantation; Inborn error of metabolism; Liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CELL VIABILITY; CHILD; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GUNN RAT; HEPATOCYTE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349122547     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.3464     Document Type: Review

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