Items Tagged ‘#noncirrhotic portal hypertension’
September 8, 2017
Searching for genetic clues and treatment for unexplained chronic liver disease
By Sharon Rosen 
“Chronic liver disease affects 3.9 million people each year in the United States. As many as 30 percent of patients suffer from unexplained chronic liver disease where there is no cure,” says Douglas Simonetto, M.D. That’s why Dr. Simonetto and his colleagues in Mayo Clinic’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology are collaborating with researchers in […]
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