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Tyrosinemia type I: Case series with response to treatment to NTBC

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We present four children with tyrosinemia and their response to NTBC [2-[2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl]-1, 3-cyclohexanedione]. One child received NTBC for only 3 months after which he was diagnosed to have hepatocellular carcinoma and underwent a living-related liver transplantation. The child is doing well post-transplant. Remaining three children have been on NTBC for almost 3 years, have normal liver functions, undetectable urine succinylacetone, and no portal hypertension or renal tubular acidosis.

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  1. Pediatric Liver Clinic, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Acharya Donde Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India

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Shah, I., Shah, F. Tyrosinemia type I: Case series with response to treatment to NTBC. Indian J Gastroenterol 35, 229–231 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-016-0650-3

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