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  • Title: Clinical significance of lipoprotein-X in congenital biliary atresia.
    Author: Yakabe S, Ikeda K, Ohgami H, Nakagawara A, Matsuo S, Yae Y.
    Journal: Z Kinderchir; 1984 Jun; 39(3):168-70. PubMed ID: 6464560.
    Abstract:
    Quantitative lipoprotein-X (Lp-X) was measured for diagnostic and postoperative examination of congenital biliary atresia (CBA). There was no significant difference in the levels in children with CBA (n = 23) or neonatal hepatitis (NH) (n = 14). However, a value over 200 mg/dl was found in 7 of CBA but not NH patients. As to 13 postoperative non-icteric patients with CBA, Lp-X was absent in only 2 patients. Thus, postoperative patients without jaundice do not always have a normal biliary secretion. From those results, estimation of Lp-X is both useful for diagnosis and postoperative evaluation of CBA.
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