Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges of Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 in Lebanon: A 12-Year Retrospective Review
Background: Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 is a rare genetic disorder leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Few decades ago, dietary measures and ultimately liver transplant constituted the only treatment modalities. Nowadays, early diagnosis and therapy with nitisinone can reverse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.698577/full |