| Autor: |
B D, Morris, D, Nuss, W S, Winship |
| Rok vydání: |
1977 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. 51(14) |
| ISSN: |
0256-9574 |
| Popis: |
The occurrence of biliary atresia in one of a pair of male twins is reported. The current concepts regarding the aetiology of biliary atresia are examined in relation to this case; and neither the concept of a transplacental agent nor that of a genetic trigger mechanism seems probable. It is concluded that, as with many congenital defects, biliary atresia is probably the end-result of different aetiological factors, among which viruses and other agents may cross the placenta to cause it, whether or not there is a genetic predisposition in the individual fetus, or the biliary system may simply fail to develop. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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