Clinical utility of genomic analysis in adults with idiopathic liver disease
Hakim A, Zhang X, DeLisle A, Oral EA, Dykas D, Drzewiecki K, Assis DN, Silveira M, Batisti J, Jain D, Bale A, Mistry PK, Vilarinho S. Clinical utility of genomic analysis in adults with idiopathic liver disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2019, 70: 1214-1221. PMID: 31000363, PMCID: PMC6526061, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic liver diseaseUnexplained liver diseaseManagement of adultsWhole-exome sequencingLiver diseaseAdult patientsUnknown etiologyHeterozygous variantsUse of WESAmelioration of dyslipidemiaDaily insulin requirementLeptin replacement therapyUtility of WESChronic liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisAcademic health care centerHealth care centersHomozygous pathogenic variantUnrelated adult patientsNon-oncological diseasesDisease preventive measuresInsulin requirementsLean patientsDevastating complicationLiver aminotransferases