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SUBMITTER: Lorent K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4784984 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lorent Kristin K Gong Weilong W Koo Kyung A KA Waisbourd-Zinman Orith O Karjoo Sara S Zhao Xiao X Sealy Ian I Kettleborough Ross N RN Stemple Derek L DL Windsor Peter A PA Whittaker Stephen J SJ Porter John R JR Wells Rebecca G RG Pack Michael M
Science translational medicine 20150501 286
Biliary atresia (BA) is a rapidly progressive and destructive fibrotic disorder of unknown etiology affecting the extrahepatic biliary tree of neonates. Epidemiological studies suggest that an environmental factor, such as a virus or toxin, is the cause of the disease, although none have been definitively established. Several naturally occurring outbreaks of BA in Australian livestock have been associated with the ingestion of unusual plants by pregnant animals during drought conditions. We used ...[more]