Steatosis of indeterminate cause in a pediatric group: is it a primary mitochondrial hepatopathy?

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In children, hepatic steatosis may be related to inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) or to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study was to assess and characterize steatosis of indeterminate cause through morphological and morphometric analysis of liver t...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Henrique Silva, Gabriel Hessel, Kunie Iabiku Rabello Coelho, Cecília Amélia Fazzio Escanhoela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000400004&lng=en&tlng=en