Low levels of blood lipids are associated with etiology and lethal outcome in acute liver failure.

BACKGROUND/AIMS:Emerging data links different aspects of lipid metabolism to liver regeneration. In patients with acute liver failure (ALF), low levels of lipids may correlate with disease severity. Thus, we determined whether there is an etiology-specific link between lipid levels in patients suffe...

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Main Authors: Paul Manka, Verena Olliges, Lars P Bechmann, Martin Schlattjan, Christoph Jochum, Jürgen W Treckmann, Fuat H Saner, Guido Gerken, Wing-Kin Syn, Ali Canbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4099314?pdf=render