Liver Assessment in Patients with Ataxia-Telangiectasia: Transient Elastography Detects Early Stages of Steatosis and Fibrosis.
H DonathS WölkeV KnopU HeßR P DueckerJ TrischlerThierry PoynardR SchubertS ZielenPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2023)
Liver disease is a common finding in older A-T patients. TE is an objective measure to detect early stages of steatosis and fibrosis. SteatoTest and ActiTest are a good diagnostic assessment for steatosis and necroinflammatory activity in patients with A-T and confirmed the TE results.
Keyphrases
- insulin resistance
- high fat diet
- end stage renal disease
- high fat diet induced
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- liver fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- early onset
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- cerebral ischemia
- blood brain barrier
- subarachnoid hemorrhage