Transient infantile hypertriglyceridemia and hepatosteatosis
Synonyms: Transient infantile hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver
Transient infantile hypertriglyceridemia and hepatosteatosis is a rare genetic hepatic disease characterized by massive hepatomegaly moderate to severe transient hypertriglyceridemia and hepatic steatosis (followed by fibrosis) manifesting in infancy with failure to thrive vomiting an enlarged abdomen and a fatty liver. Reduction or normalization of triglyceride serum levels occurs with advancing age.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version December 2023
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