Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in 2 siblings with adult-onset type II citrullinemia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 682-685

  Lee, Beom Hee ^a   Jin, Hye Young ^a   Kim, Gu Hwan ^a   Choi, Jin Ho ^a   Yoo, Han Wook ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 PHENYLBUTYRIC ACID; ARGININE; BENZOIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SLC25A13 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CITRULLINEMIA TYPE II; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISORIENTATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; STUPOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CITRULLINEMIA; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS;

EID: 77953167325     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181d67fbf     Document Type: Article

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