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- Title
Hepatocellular telomere length in biliary atresia measured by Q-FISH.
- Authors
Sanada, Yukihiro; Aida, Junko; Kawano, Youichi; Nakamura, Ken-ichi; Shimomura, Naotaka; Ishikawa, Naoshi; Arai, Tomio; Poon, Steven S S; Yamada, Naoya; Okada, Noriki; Wakiya, Taiichi; Hayashida, Makoto; Saito, Takeshi; Egami, Satoshi; Hishikawa, Shuji; Ihara, Yoshiyuki; Urahashi, Taizen; Mizuta, Koichi; Yasuda, Yoshikazu; Kawarasaki, Hideo; Takubo, Kaiyo
- Abstract
Liver transplantation for biliary atresia is indicated whenever a Kasai portoenterostomy is considered unfeasible. However, the timing of liver transplantation in biliary atresia has not been precisely defined. Excessive shortening of hepatocellular telomeres may occur in patients with biliary atresia, and therefore, telomere length could be a predictor of hepatocellular reserve capacity.
- Publication
World journal of surgery, 2012, Vol 36, Issue 4, p908
- ISSN
1432-2323
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-012-1453-z