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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ferreira CR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10515611 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecular genetics and metabolism 20190412 2
Inherited metabolic diseases account for about one third of pediatric patients with hepatomegaly, acute liver failure, cirrhosis or cholestasis. Specifically for pediatric acute liver failure, they account for 10-15% of cases, with a mortality of 22-65%. The percentage of acute liver failure caused by an inherited metabolic disease in children <2-3 years of age is even higher, ranging from a third to half of all cases. Metabolic liver disease accounts for 8-13% of all pediatric liver transplanta ...[more]