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Congenital Bile Acid Synthesis Defect 5
A congenital bile acid synthesis defect characterized by hepatomegaly, liver fibrosis and failure, splenomegaly, and elevated plasma levels of bile acid intermediates that is caused by homozygous mutation in the ABCD3 ge
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A congenital bile acid synthesis defect characterized by hepatomegaly, liver fibrosis and failure, splenomegaly, and elevated plasma levels of bile acid intermediates that is caused by homozygous mutation in the ABCD3 ge
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