Chubby face and the biochemical parameters for the early diagnosis of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-192

  Chen, Hung Wen ^a   Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Lee, Ni Chung ^a   Chien, Yin Hsiu ^a   Hwu, Wuh Liang ^a   Huang, Yuan Te ^b   Chiu, Pao Chin ^b   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chubby face; Citrin; Neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ERIODICTYOL 7 O GLUCOSIDE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER; SLC25A13 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMINOACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CITRIN DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACE PROFILE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; ASIAN; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFANT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 56049093028     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318162d96d     Document Type: Article

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