Lysosomal Acid Lipase Activity Is Reduced Both in Cryptogenic Cirrhosis and in Cirrhosis of Known Etiology.

<h4>Conclusion</h4>Liver cirrhosis is characterized by a severe acquired reduction of LAL-activity, the precise causes and consequences of which need to be further addressed. DBS-determined lysosomal enzyme activities seem to be affected by white blood cell and platelet counts, and the s...

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Main Authors: Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Paolo Gallo, Fiorella Piemonte, Elisabetta Riva, Aldostefano Porcari, Ferruccio Vorini, Giulia Tozzi, Livia Piccioni, Giovanni Galati, Antonio De Vincentis, Simone Carotti, Sergio Morini, Jessica D'Amico, Silvia Angeletti, Claudio Pedone, Antonio Picardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0156113&type=printable