Novel deoxyguanosine kinase gene mutations and viral infection predispose apparently healthy children to fulminant liver failure

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-132

  Shieh, Joseph T C ^a,b   Berquist, William E ^b   Zhang, Qing ^c   Chou, Ping Chieh ^c   Wong, Lee Jun C ^c   Enns, Gregory M ^a  

^a Division of Medical Genetics   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMMONIA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DEOXYGUANOSINE KINASE; FIBRINOGEN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE MUTATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MUTATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); RISK FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 67651040573     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819de7a6     Document Type: Article

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